Berkshire
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Berkshire
- /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/ UK
- /-ˌʃɪə/ UK
- /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/ US
- /ˈbɑɹk-/ US
- /-ˌʃɪəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ), -ɑː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)kʃə(ɹ), -ɜː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).
proper noun Berks · Brks.
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire. My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room.
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
noun Berkshires
- A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
- A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement. Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: berkshire hills, avenue, hathaway, buckinghamshire, berks., berks, wiltshire, brks., surrey, oxfordshire, hertfordshire, hampshire, bck., bucks., newbury, reading
Translations
Talk about this word "Berkshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/berkshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Berkshire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/berkshire "Berkshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/berkshire.Cite this
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title = {Berkshire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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