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cheshire

/ˈtʃɛʃər/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
cheshire
IPA
/ˈtʃɛʃər/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ches (abbreviation) Chesher (alternative) Cheshir (alternative) Chesshire (alternative) Chesshyre (alternative) Chesser (alternative) Chessor (alternative)

Phrases

Cheshire cat Cheshire cheese Cheshire County Cheshire East Cheshire moon Cheshire West and Chester

Rhymes With

pressure fresher refresher escher thresher drescher lesher flesher mescher pesher

Questions

How do you pronounce cheshire?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛʃər/.
What does cheshire mean?
A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
Where does cheshire come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cheshire

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