Cheshire

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/ˈtʃɛʃər//ˈtʃɛʃəɪr/

proper noun

A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.

OriginMiddle English Cheschire ← Old English Ċeastersċīr ← Latin castra →
CommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper nounCheshire (abbreviation Ches)

abbreviation Ches · alternative Chesher · alternative Cheshir · alternative Chesshire · alternative Chesshyre · alternative Chesser · alternative Chessor

  1. A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.

    Lania Tkaczyk, from Cheshire, saw men dressed in black outside her hotel in Dover.

    2026 September 5, Simon Jones, James Buchan, Joshua Askew, “Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest”, in BBC News, retrieved 05 Sep 2026
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
    3. A township in Allegan County, Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
    5. A township and village therein, in Gallia County, Ohio.
    6. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bradwall green

Origin

  1. Latincastra“camp”
  2. Old EnglishĊeastersċīr
  3. Middle EnglishCheschire
  4. EnglishCheshire

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”).

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Translations

French Cheshire
  • CheshireTranslations
Russian Че́шир
  • Че́шир (Čéšir)Translations
Welsh Swydd Gaer
  • Swydd GaerTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Cheshire

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Anagrams

cheerishCheshier
Cite this entry
APA

Cheshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire

MLA

“Cheshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheshire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheshire.

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