Shropshire

[ shrop-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈʃrɒp ʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a former county in W England, now part of Salop.

one of an English breed of dark-faced sheep, yielding good mutton and white wool.

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Words nearby Shropshire

shrivel, shriven, Shriver, shroff, shroom, Shropshire, shroud, shroud-laid, Shroud of Turin, shrove, Shrove Monday

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How to use Shropshire in a sentence

He held the rectories of Middle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
And Arthur Mason, coming out of Shropshire, reports, that it hath rained the like in many places of that county.
The Rain Cloud|Anonymous
These were principally found in Shropshire and Staffordshire, and appear for the most part to have been made at Broseley.
Notes and Queries, Number 241, June 10, 1854|Various
Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various

They invited the eldest son of their pastor, then preaching at Wem, in Shropshire, to become assistant to his father.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman

British Dictionary definitions for Shropshire

Shropshire

/ (ˈʃrɒpˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of W central England: Telford and Wrekin became an independent unitary authority in 1998, and the remaining county of Shropshire became a unitary authority in 2009; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Shrewsbury. Pop (excluding Telford and Wrekin): 286 700 (2003 est). Area (excluding Telford and Wrekin): 3201 sq km (1236 sq miles)

a breed of medium-sized sheep having a dense fleece, originating from Shropshire and Staffordshire, England

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