shire

  1. Noun.  Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
  2. Noun.  (UK, colloquial) The general area in which a person lives, used in the context of travel within the UK:.
  3. Noun.  A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
  4. Noun.  A shire horse.

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