Staffordshire

[ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈstæf ərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.

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Also called Stafford, Staffs

[stafs]. /stæfs/.

Words nearby Staffordshire

staff nurse, staff of Aesculapius, staff officer, staff of life, Stafford, Staffordshire, Staffordshire bull terrier, staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major

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He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
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The 64-year-old MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire expressed his disgust in a message posted on Twitter on Friday morning.
British Politician Threatens To Punch Muslim Woman in the Throat|Nico Hines|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Trevithick, about the time we are speaking of, accompanied her husband through one of the Staffordshire china manufactories.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
At that time one of his high-pressure puffer-engines, with a cylindrical boiler and internal tube, was working in Staffordshire.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

A course or two of Staffordshire blue bricks in cement is excellent where heavy weights have to be considered.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
An officer of the North Staffordshire Regiment told me that he never saw anything so impressive as that night march.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
They have a ludicrous custom in Staffordshire, at Easter, which they call heaving.
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Staffordshire

/ (ˈstæfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)

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