Berkshire
Meaning
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- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
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Concepts
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
Somerset
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑːkʃə/
Etymology
From Middle English Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocscire, Berrocscire, Bearrucscire, taken from the Bearroc woods, possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” + Old English scir (“shire, county”).
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