Derbyshire en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr; equivalent to Derby + -shire.
Meanings
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A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 332, photo caption:
- A surname.
Deriveds
South Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales · North East Derbyshire
Relateds
Translations (4)
enm Derbyschire (Translations) · ang Dēorbȳsċīr (Translations) · uk Дербішир (Translations) · fr Derbyshire (Translations)