Shire
1 Shire — Shire, n. [AS. sc[=i]re, sc[=i]r, a division, province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.] 1. 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 …
2 Shire — steht für: Shire (Verwaltungseinheit), Verwaltungseinheit im angelsächsischen Raum Shire (Fluss), Fluss in Afrika Shire Hochland, Hochland in Afrika Shire Horse, Pferderasse Shire Pharmaceuticals, britisches Pharmaunternehmen Shire ist der… …
3 Shire — • Vicariate apostolic in Nyassaland Protectorate, Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Shire Shire † …
4 Shire B&B — (Верверсхоф,Нидерланды) Категория отеля: Адрес: De Gouw 8, 1693 DC Верверсхоф, Нидерланды …
5 shire — ● shire nom masculin (anglais shire) Division territoriale des îles Britanniques …
6 shire — [ʃaıə US ʃaır] n 1.) the shires also the shire counties counties in England that mostly consist of country areas 2.) BrE old use a ↑county …
7 Shire — [ ʃaiə] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. shire (horse)> der größten u. schwersten engl. Kaltblutrasse angehörendes Arbeitspferd …
8 shire — O.E. scir administrative office or district, from P.Gmc. *skizo (Cf. O.H.G. scira care, official charge ). Ousted since 14c. by Anglo Fr. COUNTY (Cf. county) (q.v.). The gentrified sense is from The Shires (1796), used by people in other parts of …
9 shire — In England, the shires are traditionally the old foxhunting areas of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, and the former county of Rutland. Since the reorganization of local government in 1972 and 1986 the term shire county has been applied to the… …
10 shire — [shīr] n. [ME < OE scir, office, charge, akin to OHG scīra, official charge] 1. any of the former districts or regions in Great Britain 2. any of the counties of England, esp. one with a name ending in shire 3. any of a breed of large,… …
11 Shire [1] — Shire (engl., spr. Schihr), Grafschaft, welcher ein Sheriff (s.d. 2) vorsteht; wird den Hauptnamen angehängt, z.B. Devonshire, Yorkshire etc., entspricht vollständig der County (s.d.), vgl. England S. 703, Großbritannien S. 677 …
12 Shire [2] — Shire, Nebenfluß des Zambese in Südafrika, kommt aus dem Njandjasee, bildet mehrere Katarakten u. ist in seinem Unterlaufe schiffbar …
13 Shire — (spr. schair, in Zusammensetzungen dagegen schĭr: vom sächs. sciran, trennen), in England seit dem 8. Jahrh. Bezeichnung für die allmählich entstandenen Unterabteilungen der angelsächsischen Königreiche, später auch in Schottland eingeführt und… …
14 Shire — (spr. scheir, in Zusammensetzungen schir), s.v.w. Grafschaft, den Eigennamen angehängt …
15 Shire — (schihr), engl., Grafschaft, wird dem Eigennamen angehängt z.B. York , Devon , Somerset S. etc., s. Bd. III. S. 162 …
16 shire — [ ʃaır ] noun count a COUNTY in the U.K.. This word is used in the names of some U.K. counties: Hampshire …
17 shire — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a county, especially in England. 2) (the Shires) the parts of England regarded as strongholds of traditional rural culture, especially the rural Midlands. 3) a medieval administrative district ruled jointly by an alderman and a… …
18 Shire — [shē′re] river in SE Africa, flowing from Lake Malawi south into the Zambezi: c. 250 mi (402 km) …
19 shire — ab·er·deen·shire; ar·gyll·shire; banff·shire; bed·ford·shire; ber·wick·shire; breck·nock·shire; buck·ing·ham·shire; bute·shire; caer·nar·von·shire; cam·bridge·shire; car·di·gan·shire; car·mar·then·shire; clack·man·nan·shire; den·bigh·shire;… …
20 Shire — A shire is an administrative division of Great Britain and Australia. The first shires were created by the Anglo Saxons in what is now central and southern England. Shires were controlled by a royal official known as a shire reeve or sheriff.… …
