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Berkshire

Syllables: Berk·shire/ˈbɑːk.ʃə/US/ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/

Berkshire proper noun: an inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.

Proper noun

Berkshire (abbreviation Berks or Brks.)

  1. An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
    • My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room.2005, David Langford, The Sex Column and Other Misprints, page 66
  2. A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  3. A town in Tioga County, New York.
  4. An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
  5. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.

Noun

Berkshire (plural Berkshires)

  1. A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
  2. A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
    • Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

Berkshire meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati

Berkshire in Hindi

inland county in England
बार्क्षिर bārkṣir

Berkshire in Telugu

inland county in England
బార్క్షిర్ bārkṣir

Berkshire in Kannada

inland county in England
ಬಾರ್ಕ್ಷಿರ್ bārkṣir

Berkshire in Gujarati

inland county in England
બાર્ક્ષિર bārkṣir

Forms of Berkshire

Proper noun
abbreviationBerks
abbreviationBrks.
Noun
pluralBerkshires

Origin of Berkshire

From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).

Words formed from Berkshire

Questions about Berkshire

What does Berkshire mean?
Berkshire means an inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
What is Berkshire in Hindi?
Berkshire in Hindi is बार्क्षिर (bārkṣir). See Berkshire meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Berkshire?
Berkshire can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Berkshire?
Berkshire is pronounced /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/ (UK).

Words near Berkshire in the dictionary

  1. berkowitz
  2. Berkowitzes
  3. berks
  4. Berks County
  5. Berks.
  6. Berkshire
  7. Berkshire County
  8. Berkshire Hathaway
  9. Berkshire Park
  10. Berkshireman
  11. Berkshiremen

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