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Rutlandshire

Rutlandshire proper noun: the English county of Rutland.

Proper noun

Rutlandshire

  1. (archaic) The English county of Rutland.
    • It has been suggested that the school authorities at Uppingham considered the name inappropriate, because the Southern Railway had no connection with Rutlandshire.1955 October, “The Why and the Wherefore: "Schools" Class Locomotive No. 923”, in Railway Magazine, page 734, about a loco named "Uppingham"

Questions about Rutlandshire

What does Rutlandshire mean?
Rutlandshire means the English county of Rutland.
What part of speech is Rutlandshire?
Rutlandshire is a proper noun.

Words near Rutlandshire in the dictionary

  1. Rutland
  2. Rutland beauties
  3. Rutland beauty
  4. Rutland County
  5. Rutland Water
  6. Rutlandshire
  7. Rutledge
  8. rutless
  9. Rutman
  10. Rutmans
  11. Rutnam

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