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shire

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1. shire - Noun

2. shire - Verb

3. Shire - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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David Shire and I have been happily married for 21 years! We have a 12-year-old son. David is a genius. He writes the most magnificent music and he is a devoted and loving husband and father. I am so blessed! Didi Conn

12. We pray that no feodary within your shores shall be a counselor to any man in his office making, whereby the king may be truly served, so that a man being of good conscience may be yearly chosen to the same office by the commons of the same shire. Source: Internet

Aberdeen’s road running roots can be traced back to the late 19th Century with the establishment of the city’s first club, Shire Harriers, in 1889. Source: Internet

According to daily data released by DHHS, all recently reported active Covid-19 cases in the shire have now recovered. Source: Internet

Accessed 11 January 2012 The town was first represented in Parliament in 1536, when it was allocated one seat and the shire two further seats. Source: Internet

After a one-day respite, COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of Victoria rose again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in metropolitan Melbourne and the nearby shire of Mitchell. Source: Internet

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