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An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
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Numerous places in the United States:
A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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Numerous places in the United States:
A town in Tioga County, New York.
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Numerous places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
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A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
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noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
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A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
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Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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a county in southern England
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: county
History
From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).
Across languages
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