Worcestershire

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Worcestershire

/ˈwʊstəʃə/ UK
/ˈwʊstəʃɪə/ UK
/ˈwɵstəʃə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈwɵstəʃɪː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈwʉstəɾʃəɾ/ Scotland
/ˈwʉstəɾʃiɾ/ Scotland
/ˈwʊstɚʃɚ/ US
/ˈwʊstɚʃɪɹ/ US
/ˈwʊstɚʃaɪɚ/ US
/ˈwɪstɚʃɪɹ/ US
/ˈwɪstɚʃaɪɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Wyrcestreschire, from Old English Weogornaċeastresċīr; equivalent to Worcester + -shire.

proper noun

A midland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and West Midlands.

noun

abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Worcestershire sauce

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sauce, warwickshire, wor., worcs, staffordshire, west midlands, gloucestershire, oxfordshire, shropshire, worcester, warks., warks, wyre forest, herefordshire, derbyshire, staffs

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"Worcestershire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/worcestershire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{worcestershire_2026,
  title = {Worcestershire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worcestershire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}