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Blankshire

Blankshire proper noun: used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a British county.

Proper noun

Blankshire

  1. (dated) Used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a British county.
    • "Dooced good fishing in Blankshire," threw in Charlie Mayne.1878, John Byrne Leicester Warren, Salvia Richmond
    • That might, however, turn into, 'A senior officer today said that Blankshire District Council spends too much time and money in training'.1999, Mark Fletcher, Managing communication in local government, page 84

Origin of Blankshire

From blank + shire.

Questions about Blankshire

What does Blankshire mean?
Blankshire means used as an anonymous placeholder for the name of a British county.
What part of speech is Blankshire?
Blankshire is a proper noun.

Words near Blankshire in the dictionary

  1. blankouts
  2. blanks
  3. blanks and prizes
  4. blanks on
  5. blanks out
  6. Blankshire
  7. Blanksville
  8. Blanktown
  9. Blankville
  10. blanky
  11. Blann

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