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Nottinghamshire

/ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

Nottinghamshire proper noun: a north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.

Proper noun

Nottinghamshire

  1. A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
    • "Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn."
      "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday...1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC

Origin of Nottinghamshire

From Nottingham + -shire.

Questions about Nottinghamshire

What does Nottinghamshire mean?
Nottinghamshire means a north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
What part of speech is Nottinghamshire?
Nottinghamshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nottinghamshire?
Nottinghamshire is pronounced /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Nottinghamshire in the dictionary

  1. Nottingham alabasters
  2. Nottingham group
  3. Nottingham white
  4. Nottinghamian
  5. Nottinghamians
  6. Nottinghamshire
  7. nottings
  8. Nottley
  9. Notton
  10. Nottoway
  11. Nottoway County

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