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Meaning Of Shire
n.
A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision
of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county,
but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire,
Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
n.
A division of a State, embracing several contiguous
townships; a county.