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Cheshire

 [chesh-er, -eer]   Origin

Chesh·ire

   [chesh-er, -eer]
noun
1.
Formerly, Chester. a county in NW England. 910,900; 899 sq. mi. (2328 sq. km).
2.
a town in central Connecticut. 21,788.
3.
Also called Cheshire cheese, Chester. a hard cheese, yellowish, orange, or white in color, made of cow's milk and similar to cheddar.
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Cheshire1 (ˈtʃɛʃə, ˈtʃɛʃɪə)
 
—n
Ches a former administrative county of NW England; administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East: low-lying and undulating, bordering on the Pennines in the east; mainly agricultural: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Warrington and Halton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Area 2077 sq km (802 sq miles)

Cheshire2 (ˈtʃɛʃə)
 
—n
Group Captain (Geoffrey) Leonard. 1917--92, British philanthropist: awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II; founded the Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled: married Sue, Baroness Ryder

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Cheshire
1086, Cestre Scire, from Chester + scir "district" (see shire).
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