Derbyshire

Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby +‎ -shire.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/

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Derbyshire

1. A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption:

     A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.

2. A surname.

• Derbyshire Dales
• North East Derbyshire
• South Derbyshire

• Darbyshire

Derbyshire

1. alternative form of Derbyschire