Herefordshire

[ her-uh-ferd-sheer, -sher ]

noun
  1. a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.

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How to use Herefordshire in a sentence

  • Ferdinand Lopez learned immediately through Mrs. Roby that the early departure for Herefordshire had been fixed.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • Mr. Wharton replied in a low, sad voice, "In that case we should not go down to Herefordshire at all."

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • He was one of the most popular men in Herefordshire, and at Longbarns was almost as much thought of as the squire himself.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • But there was one other of her old Herefordshire friends who received the tidings of her marriage without quarrelling with her.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • And many of her father's friends,—whom she regarded as the Herefordshire set,—were very cold to her.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for Herefordshire

Herefordshire

/ (ˈhɛrɪfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /


noun
  1. a county of W England: from 1974 to 1998 part of Hereford and Worcester: drained chiefly by the River Wye; agricultural (esp fruit and cattle). Administrative centre: Hereford. Pop: 176 900 (2003 est). Area: 2180 sq km (842 sq miles)

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