berkshire
/ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.51 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
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noun
A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
noun
A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
Example Sentences
- "My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room."
- "Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Barrokschire, Bearrocsċīr
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/
- British English: /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/