"Cheshire" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈtʃɛʃə/ Audio: En-Cheshire.oga
Rhymes: -ɛʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old English Ceasterscīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Ceasterscīr}} Old English Ceasterscīr, {{m|ang|ceaster}} ceaster, {{der|en|la|castra||camp}} Latin castra (“camp”), {{m|ang|Ceaster||Chester|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">ceaster</i>, from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">castra</i> (“camp”)}} Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)), {{m|ang|scīr||district, shire}} scīr (“district, shire”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cheshire
  1. A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire. Categories (place): Counties of England
    Sense id: en-Cheshire-en-name-YbV1SJVp Disambiguation of Counties of England: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37
  2. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Oregon, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States, Counties of England
    Sense id: en-Cheshire-en-name-lBp1Tnlt Disambiguation of Counties of England: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cheshire cat, Cheshire cheese, Cheshire County, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester

Alternative forms

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