Salop

See also: salop

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæləp/
  • Homophone: salep

Proper noun

Salop

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

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