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-shire

UK/-ʃə/US/-ʃɚ/

-shire suffix: a combining form used in the names of British counties.

Suffix

-shire (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. A combining form used in the names of British counties.

Origin of -shire

See shire.

Questions about -shire

What does -shire mean?
-shire means a combining form used in the names of British counties.
What part of speech is -shire?
-shire is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -shire?
-shire is pronounced /-ʃə/ (UK).

Words near -shire in the dictionary

  1. -setron
  2. -sexual
  3. -sful
  4. -ship
  5. -ships
  6. -shire
  7. -sicle
  8. -sicles
  9. -side
  10. -sie
  11. -sies

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