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Shropshire
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English
Etymology
From en ang Sċrobbesbyriġscīr, from ang Sċrobbesburh Shrewsbury + ang sċīr shire.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɹɒp.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shropshire.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en An inland <<county>> of <<cc/England>> bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
Shropshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except en Telford and Wrekin.
Usage notes
The name is sometimes abbreviated to en Salop, hence the term en Salopian.
Derived terms
en North Shropshire Shropshire Blue
Noun
One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.
en Sheep