Nottinghamshire

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Nottinghamshire

  • /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK

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From Nottingham + -shire.

proper noun

  1. A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. "Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn." "Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday ne

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: derbyshire, notts., not., leicestershire, notts, lincolnshire, east midlands, south yorkshire, northamptonshire, nottingham, north yorkshire, south derbyshire, elston, derby, warwickshire, ashfield

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"Nottinghamshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nottinghamshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{nottinghamshire_2026,
  title = {Nottinghamshire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nottinghamshire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}