Warwickshire

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Etymology

From Middle English Warewikeschire; equivalent to Warwick +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒ.ɹɪk.ʃə(ɹ)/
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Proper noun

Warwickshire

  1. An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
    • 2010 May 18, Mike Averis, “Warwickshire's Andrew Miller takes five wickets then Lancashire bite back”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings.

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