Wiltshire

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Location of Wiltshire within England

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Etymology

Middle English Wiltonshire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪltʃə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Wiltshire

  1. An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
    • 2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
      Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
  2. A unitary authority in England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Adjective

Wiltshire (not comparable)

  1. Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
    Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side

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Proper noun

Wiltshire

  1. Wiltshire (a county of England)
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