Staffordshire

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Staffordshire

/ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English Staffordschire, from late Old English Stæffordsċīr; equivalent to Stafford + -shire.

proper noun

A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: potteries, staffs, worcestershire, stf., warwickshire, stafford, west midlands, derbyshire, shropshire, wor., streetly, worcs, staffordshire moorlands, cheshire, sandwell, wolverhampton

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name ceremonial county of England

中文	斯塔福德郡 Sītǎfúdéjùn

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"Staffordshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/staffordshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{staffordshire_2026,
  title = {Staffordshire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staffordshire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}