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Translate shire from English to German

Summary

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shire:
- Grafschaft
Wiktionary:
- shire → Grafschaft, Gau

English

Detailed Translations for shire from English to German

shire:

shire [the ~] noun

the shire (county)
die Grafschaft
- Grafschaft [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for shire:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Grafschaft	county; shire	county
-	shire horse

Related Words for "shire":

shires

Synonyms for "shire":

administrative district; administrative division; territorial division
shire horse; draft horse; draught horse; dray horse

Related Definitions for "shire":

British breed of large heavy draft horse¹
a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county¹

Wiktionary Translations for shire:

shire

noun

former administrative area of Britain; a county
- shire → Grafschaft

shire

noun

ursprünglich: Eine Landschaft am Wasser (das Wort ist verwandt mit Aue), eine reich bewässerte, fruchtbare Landschaft. Gaue sind oft benannt nach Flüssen, Himmelsrichtungen oder auch nach alten (Römer-)Städten
- Gau → shire

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University