Wiltshire

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique. not-comparable

    "Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.

    "Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance."

  2. 2
    A unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
  3. 3
    A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Example

More examples

"Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance."

Etymology

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

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