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Shire

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(1):

(n.) A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.

(2):

(n.) A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shire'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shire.html. 1828.
 
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