Warwickshire

[ wawr-ik-sheer, -sher, wor- ]

/ ˈwɔr ɪkˌʃɪər, -ʃər, ˌwɒr- /

noun

a county in central England. 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km).

Also called Warwick.

Example sentences from the Web for warwickshire

"I think he must be going to turn radical," said the Warwickshire peer.

Sybil |Benjamin Disraeli
I expect that in your neighbourhood and in Warwickshire there should be twenty of my poems sold.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) |Isaac Disraeli
When he left Warwickshire I know not, but at the age of twenty-five it was rather too late to fly for deer-stealing.

Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies |Samuel Johnson
If so, I do not blame you; or, perhaps, it is your way to make your love third or fourth hand down in Warwickshire?

The Claverings |Anthony Trollope

He had moved into these new quarters while I was down in Warwickshire, and the man who put in the windows had scamped his job.

Foe-Farrell |Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for warwickshire

Warwickshire

/ (ˈwɒrɪkˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of central England: until 1974, when the West Midlands metropolitan county was created, it contained one of the most highly industrialized regions in the world, centred on Birmingham. Administrative centre: Warwick. Pop: 519 300 (2003 est). Area: 1981 sq km (765 sq miles)

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