Derbyshire
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Etymology
editInherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDerbyshire
- A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption:
- A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
- A surname.
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editMiddle English
editProper noun
editDerbyshire
- Alternative form of Derbyschire
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