Cheshire

Chesh·ire

geographical name \ˈche-shər, -ˌshir\

Definition of CHESHIRE

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town S Connecticut SW of Meriden pop 28,543

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or Ches·ter \ˈches-tər\ county NW England ∗ Chester area 929 square miles (2406 square kilometers), pop 937,300

Rhymes with CHESHIRE

adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premier, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire

Cheshire

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Administrative (pop., 2001: 673,777), geographic, and historic county, northwestern England. The county seat is Chester. Cheshire borders Wales, fronts the Dee and Mersey estuaries to the northwest, and lies partly within Peak District National Park. Evidence of hill forts from the Bronze and Iron ages has been found, as well as ruins of structures from the Roman occupation. The county is largely rural, but, along with dairy farming, engineering and chemical and technology industries are important.