Cheshire
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Cheshire
- /ˈtʃɛʃər/
- /ˈtʃɛʃəɪr/
Rhymes with -ɛʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).
proper noun Ches · Chesher · Cheshir · Chesshire · Chesshyre · Chesser
- A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire. Lania Tkaczyk, from Cheshire, saw men dressed in black outside her hotel in Dover.
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Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shropshire, lancashire, lady, puss, lansdowne, longman, beaming, smirking, catlike, feline, smiling, grinning, tomcat, whiskered, moggy, elusive
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Talk about this word "Cheshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cheshire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheshire "Cheshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheshire.Cite this
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title = {Cheshire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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