Warwickshire

W4A1R1W4I1C3K5S1H4I1R1E1
UK/ˈwɒ.ɹɪk.ʃə(ɹ)/

proper noun

An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

OriginMiddle English Warewikeschire →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

    Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings.

    2010 May 18, Mike Averis, “Warwickshire's Andrew Miller takes five wickets then Lancashire bite back”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
napton

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishWarewikeschire
  2. EnglishWarwickshire

From Middle English Warewikeschire; equivalent to Warwick + -shire.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 沃里克郡
  • 沃里克郡county of England
French Warwickshire
  • Warwickshirecounty of England
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APA

Warwickshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warwickshire

MLA

“Warwickshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warwickshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Warwickshire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warwickshire.

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