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Dale vs Shire - What's the difference?

dale | shire |

As an adverb dale

is farther (comparative of far).

As a noun shire is

former administrative area of britain; a county.

As a verb shire is

to (re]])constitute as one or more shires or [[county|counties.

dale

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK) a valley in an otherwise hilly area.
  • * Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,'' - ''
  • A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * dell, dells * vale * valley

    Related terms

    * dollar

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    shire

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia shire) (en noun)
  • Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
    • Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.
  • (UK, colloquial) The general area in which a person lives, used in the context of travel within the UK.
    • When are you coming back to the shire ?
  • A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
  • A shire horse.

    • Verb

    (shir)
  • To (re]])constitute as one or more shires or [[county, counties.
  • * 1985 , Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy , page 291:
    • Although he still managed formally to shire the province in the summer and autumn of 1585, his plan to establish a presidential government and complete the integration of Ulster into English Ireland met with royal indifference.
  • * 2012 , James Lydon, The Making of Ireland: From Ancient Times to the Present (ISBN 1134981503), page 160:
    • The province was shired into nine counties,
    County Longford was shired in 1586

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