Shropshireとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 Sċrobbesbyriġscīr, from Sċrobbesburh (“Shrewsbury”) + sċīr (“shire”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈʃɹɒp.ʃə(ɹ)/

固有名詞

Shropshire

1. An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
2. Shropshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin.

使用する際の注意点

The name is sometimes abbreviated to Salop, hence the term Salopian.

派生語

名詞

Shropshire (plural Shropshires)

1. One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.