shire – English–Suomi translations

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shire noun

  /ʃaɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /ʃaɪə/
  • administrative area or district subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; administrative area or district in other countries
  • people living in a shire considered collectively
kreivikunta
  • general area in which a person comes from or lives
kotiseutu
  • (Australia) outer suburban or rural local government area which elects its own council
piirikunta

shire verb

  /ʃaɪ(ə)ɹ/ , /ʃaɪə/
  • to constitute or reconstitute (a country or region) into one or more shires or counties
jakaa kreivikunniksi, perustaa kreivikunta
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