Etymology

Staffordshire

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Today it means: A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Full definition →

Middle English Staffordschire ← Old English Stæffordsċīr
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  1. Old English · inherited fromStæffordsċīr
  2. Middle English · inherited fromStaffordschire
  3. English todayStaffordshire

From Middle English Staffordschire, from late Old English Stæffordsċīr; equivalent to Stafford + -shire.

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