Derbyshire

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Derbyshire

/ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK

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Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.

proper noun

A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
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Closest in meaning: nottinghamshire, derby, leicestershire, south derbyshire, cheshire, south yorkshire, east midlands, west yorkshire, staffordshire, derbyshire dales, warwickshire, worcestershire, lincolnshire, darby, not., notts.

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"Derbyshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/derbyshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Derbyshire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/derbyshire

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"Derbyshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/derbyshire.

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@misc{derbyshire_2026,
  title = {Derbyshire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derbyshire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}