- (n.) A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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