salop

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/ˈsæləp/

proper noun

An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.

OriginLatin Salopia ← Old French Slopesberie →
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Meanings

salop1

nounsalop (countable and uncountable, plural salops)

plural salops

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of saloop.

Salop2

proper noun
  1. An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.

Origin

  1. Old FrenchSlopesberie“Shrewsbury”
  2. LatinSalopia
  3. EnglishSalop

From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

salep

Anagrams

palosopalsAlsopapolsaslop
Cite this entry
APA

salop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salop

MLA

“salop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salop.

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