Lincolnshire

American  

[ling-kuhn-sheer, -sher] / ˈlɪŋ kənˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in E England. 2,272 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km).

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Lincolnshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə /

noun

1.  Lincs.  a county of E England, on the North Sea and the Wash: mostly low-lying and fertile, with fenland around the Wash and hills (the Lincoln Wolds ) in the east; one of the main agricultural counties of Great Britain: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (both part of Humberside county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Lincoln. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 665 300 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 5880 sq km (2270 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A magnitude-four event in the UK and surrounding areas is typically recorded every three to four years, and a magnitude-five event happens every few decades - with the most recent one in 2008 in Lincolnshire.

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A Lincolnshire pensioner is celebrating 50 years of caring for unwanted animals - big and small.

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Boxing Day trail hunts have taken place in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, days after the government announced its plans to ban the sport.

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A female passenger in the car also suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, Lincolnshire Police said.

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Nick Gandon:, external English cricketer for the likes of Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Oxford University.

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