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SHIRES Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the word shires. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word shires. (close relations)
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counties
nounn
noun

• (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

• (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

districts
nounn
noun

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

verb

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

divisions
nounn
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

regions
nounn
noun

• the extended spatial location of something

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

• the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

• a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

shire horse
nounn
noun

• British breed of large heavy draft horse

Best Hypernyms For SHIRES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for shires, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
counties districts divisions provinces regions territories
Phrases (6)
administrative districtadministrative divisiondraft horsedraught horsedray horseterritorial division
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