Definition of shire
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : an administrative subdivision especially : a county in England
2 : any of an old breed of large heavy draft horses of British origin having heavily feathered legs
Shire
geographical nameDefinition of Shire (Entry 2 of 2)
river 250 miles (400 kilometers) long in southern Malawi and central Mozambique flowing from Lake Malawi south into the Zambezi River
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The first known use of shire was before the 12th century
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