Shire
/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Shire
noun
- Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
"Yorkshire is the largest shire in England."
- The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.
"When are you coming back to the shire?"
- A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- A shire horse.
verb
- To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.
"County Longford was shired in 1586"
Anagrams of Shire
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26 words can be made from the letters in "shire":