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Wiltshire

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)
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 L CH AY2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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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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name

Meaning 2

An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

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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name

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
Real reading context

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