adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪltʃə(ɹ)
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adj
Meaning 1
Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Meaning 3
A unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A habitational surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Middle English Wilteschire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Georgian:
უილტშირი
(uilṭširi)
— inland county in England
Gujarati:
વિલ્છિર
(vilchir)
— inland county in England
Hindi:
विल्छिर
(vilchir)
— inland county in England
Kannada:
ವೀಲ್ಛಿರ್
(vīlchir)
— inland county in England
Middle English:
Wilteschire
— inland county in England
Polish:
Wiltshire
— inland county in England
Portuguese:
Wiltshire
— inland county in England
Romanian:
Wiltshire
— inland county in England
Russian:
Уилтшир
(Uiltšir)
— inland county in England
Scots:
Wiltshire
— inland county in England
Spanish:
Wiltshire
— inland county in England
Telugu:
వీల్ఛిర్
(vīlchir)
— inland county in England
Ukrainian:
Вілтшир
(Viltšyr)
— inland county in England