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Berwickshire

Berwickshire proper noun: a lieutenancy area and historical county of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Berwickshire

  1. A lieutenancy area and historical county of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.

Origin of Berwickshire

From Berwick + -shire; Berwick-upon-Tweed was part of Scotland at the time of the county's formation.

Questions about Berwickshire

What does Berwickshire mean?
Berwickshire means a lieutenancy area and historical county of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Berwickshire?
Berwickshire is a proper noun.

Words near Berwickshire in the dictionary

  1. Bervine
  2. Berwari
  3. berwick
  4. Berwick-on-Tweed
  5. Berwick-upon-Tweed
  6. Berwickshire
  7. Berwyn
  8. berycid
  9. berycids
  10. beryciform
  11. beryciforms

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