Staffordshire

English

Etymology

From Middle English Staffordschire, from late Old English Stæffordsċīr; equivalent to Stafford +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Staffordshire

  1. A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

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