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Cheshire

/ˈtʃɛʃər/ · name

Meaning

  1. A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  5. A township in Allegan County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
  7. A township and village therein, in Gallia County, Ohio.
  8. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon.

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).

  1. castra(Latin)→
  2. Ċeastersċīr(ang)→
  3. Cheschire(Middle English)→
  4. Cheschire(Middle English)→
  5. Cheshire (English)
  6. Relations: inh, inh, inh, der

Related words

Cheschire(Middle English)Ċeastersċīr(ang)castra(Latin)cheshire(Finnish)チェシャー(Japanese)

Descendant words

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