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Dorsetshire

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)sɪtʃɪə(ɹ)/

Dorsetshire proper noun: dorset.

Proper noun

Dorsetshire

  1. (archaic) Dorset.
    • Towards the end of the first world war, construction was begun on a branch to connect Bovington Camp with the London & South Western Railway at Wool, Dorsetshire.1954 October, “The Why and the Wherefore: Bovington Camp Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 735

Questions about Dorsetshire

What does Dorsetshire mean?
Dorsetshire means dorset.
What part of speech is Dorsetshire?
Dorsetshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dorsetshire?
Dorsetshire is pronounced /ˈdɔː(ɹ)sɪtʃɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near Dorsetshire in the dictionary

  1. Dorset Down
  2. Dorset Horn
  3. Dorset knob
  4. Dorset knobs
  5. Dorsetian
  6. Dorsetshire
  7. Dorsett
  8. Dorsetts
  9. Dorsey
  10. Dorseys
  11. dorsi-

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