Nottinghamshire

[ not-ing-uh m-sheer, -sher or, U.S. often -ham- ]

/ ˈnɒt ɪŋ əmˌʃɪər, -ʃər or, U.S. often -hæm- /

noun

a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).

Also Nottingham, Notts

[nots] /nɒts/.

Example sentences from the Web for nottinghamshire

Of the many epitaphs on sportsmen to be seen in Nottinghamshire, we cull a few of the choicest.

Curious Epitaphs |William Andrews
In this wise Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire were divided into wapentakes instead of "hundreds."

Cathedral Cities of England |George Gilbert
Moore had rented a cottage in Nottinghamshire, not very remote from Newstead Abbey.

Byron |Richard Edgcumbe
When in Nottinghamshire he used to hunt with the Bufford hounds and kept his hunters at Welbeck.

The Portland Peerage Romance |Charles J. Archard

At Gedling in Nottinghamshire the tower and spire are at the end of the north aisle.

The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church |A. Hamilton Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

/ (ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

an inland county of central England: generally low-lying, with part of the S Pennines and the remnant of Sherwood Forest in the east. Nottingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Nottingham. Pop (excluding Nottingham): 755 400 (2003 est). Area (excluding Nottingham): 2086 sq km (805 sq miles) Abbreviation: Notts

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