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Dorsetshire

American  
[dawr-sit-sheer, -sher] / ˈdɔr sɪtˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

  1. a county in S England. 1,024 sq. mi. (2,650 sq. km).


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At the final whistle, British soldiers of the Dorsetshire Regiment rushed across the pitch and carried off the winning team shoulder-high.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2011

The completed work was lately placed in Wareham Church, near Lawrence's rhododendron-bowered Dorsetshire cottage.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day he went out into Dorsetshire to see if he could flush a few partridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the sun is shining, the action is further embellished with slashing swordplay, wild chases over fen and moor, and an Soft, descent into the deepest well in Dorsetshire.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is recorded that the Prior of the convent of Weymouth, in Dorsetshire, in the year 674, sent for French workmen to glaze the windows of his chapel.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight

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