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Derbyshire

/ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/

Derbyshire proper noun: a midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Proper noun

Derbyshire

  1. A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
    • A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption
  2. A surname.

Origin of Derbyshire

Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.

Words formed from Derbyshire

Phrases with Derbyshire

Questions about Derbyshire

What does Derbyshire mean?
Derbyshire means a midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
What part of speech is Derbyshire?
Derbyshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Derbyshire?
Derbyshire is pronounced /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Derbyshire in the dictionary

  1. Derby Line
  2. Derbyite
  3. Derbyites
  4. derbylite
  5. Derbys
  6. Derbyshire
  7. Derbyshire Dales
  8. Derbyshire neck
  9. Derbyshire spar
  10. Derbyshire spars
  11. Dercole

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