Cheshire

Meaning

  1. A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
  2. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Concepts

Cheshire

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31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʃɛʃə/
Etymology

From Old English Ceastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).

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