shire
noun
one of the counties of Great Britain.
shires
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pluralof shire.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The 1,200 constituents who showed up for his forum — residents of Hollywood, Burbank, Silver Lake — are terrified of what’s been wrought by the faraway shires of Oshkosh, Grand Rapids, Erie and Dayton.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2017
There should not be too much wailing in the shires; when you choose to test yourself repeatedly against the best, the best are likely to show you what they can do.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2014
And thanks to the more than 100,000 jobs the oil industry generates in Aberdeen and its surroundings, unemployment in the city and neighboring shires is less than half the 7.8 percent national average.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013
Railing at wind farms from his perch in his favorite pub in the Kent countryside, Farage tries to articulate the fading voice of the English shires.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 11, 2013
Lincolnshire stands pre-eminent among the English shires for inspiriting records of trials borne and conflicts waged for conscience' sake.
From The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day by Albert Christopher Addison
