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Worcestershire

[ woos-ter-sheer, -sher ]

noun

  1. a former county in W central England, now part of Hereford and Worcester.


Worcestershire

/ ˈwʊstəˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

  1. a county of W central England, formerly (1974–98) part of Hereford and Worcester. Administrative centre: Worcester. Pop: 549 300 (2003 est). Area: 1742 sq km (674 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Worcestershire County Council has asked the government to postpone May's local elections so it can submit a proposal for one unitary authority to replace the seven existing councils in the area.

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The Crafter's Companion store, in Chesterfield, was shut by administrators on 7 January, leaving 10 people redundant, but the Evesham base, in Worcestershire, has remained open.

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Bought in the 1980s, the classic car has led her to buy "just" the 49 more, and they are all stored at her home in the village of South Littleton, Worcestershire.

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A man has been shot dead by armed police in Worcestershire.

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One Morrisons customer in Worcestershire, who did not want to be named, pays for a delivery pass which gives her priority access to busy slots such as at Christmas.

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