Lincolnshire
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Lincolnshire
- /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/ UK
- /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃə/ UK
- /ˈlɪŋkənʃəɹ/ US
- [ˈliŋkʰə̆nʃɚ] US
- /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪɹ/ US
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Inherited from Middle English Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late Old English Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln + -shire.
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A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.
The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in.
Similar: Lincs
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lincs, leicestershire, nottinghamshire, norfolk, lincoln, south yorkshire, south holland, north lincolnshire, skegness, east midlands, cleethorpes, northamptonshire, east lindsey, leics, derbyshire, suffolk
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Talk about this word "Lincolnshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lincolnshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lincolnshire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lincolnshire "Lincolnshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lincolnshire.Cite this
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title = {Lincolnshire},
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