Worcestershire
English
/ˈwʊs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ/
proper noun
Definitions
- A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and West Midlands
Etymology
Compound from English Worcester + English shire.
Origin
English
shire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bedfordshire English
- Blankshire English
- Loamshire English
- Londonshire English
- Monmouthshire English
- Somersetshire English
- Worcester English
- Yorkshire English
- sheriff English
- shire English
- shire-reeve English
- shiremote English
- worcesterberry English
- ウスター Japanese
- Weorgoran ċeaster Old English
- shire Middle English
- skíri Icelandic
- sir Welsh
- siorrachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic