cheshire

CEFRB2

/ˈtʃɛʃər/

noun · proper noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A county in northwest England.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A place in the United States:, A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.

Examples

  • Virginia rode about the lanes on her pony, accompanied by the young Duke of Cheshire.

  • He's grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

proper noun

Extra meaning

  1. A historic county in northwest England.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English Cheschire, late form of Chestreschire, from Old English Ċeastersċīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).