shirenoun
uk/ʃaɪər/us/ʃaɪr/[ C ] UK old use a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties:
Yorkshire
Oxfordshire
the shires [ plural ] UK
the central rural counties of England, such as Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire
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UK politics: local government & politics
- alderman
- authority
- borough
- canton
- city council
- city fathers
- city hall
- councilman
- councilwoman
- county borough
- county council
- development area
- enterprise zone
- municipality
- parish council
- parochial
- prefecture
- principal area
- South Yorkshire
- town meeting
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