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SHIRE

8 pts

/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/

Extended Definitions

noun

  1. Physical area administered by a sheriff.
  2. Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
  3. The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.

verb

  1. To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.

noun

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

Dictionary Definition

a territorial division of Great Britain

Word Forms

Letter Values

S1
H4
I1
R1
E1
= 8