Ayrshire

Ayrshire
noun Etymology: Ayrshire, Scotland Date: 1856 any of a breed of hardy dairy cattle developed in Ayr and usually marked with blotches of red or brown with white

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  • Ayrshire — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Situación geográfica de Ayrshire, Escocia. Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir en gaélico) es uno de los condados tradicionales de Escocia, situado en la zona suroeste del país. El condado de Ayrshire tiene como capital a …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ayrshire —    AYRSHIRE, an extensive county, on the western coast of Scotland, bounded on the north by Renfrewshire, on the east by the counties of Lanark and Dumfries, on the south by the stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtonshire, and on the west by the… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Ayrshire — Ayrshire, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 98 Land area (2000): 0.208116 sq. miles (0.539018 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.208116 sq. miles (0.539018 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Ayrshire, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 98 Land area (2000): 0.208116 sq. miles (0.539018 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.208116 sq. miles (0.539018 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Ayrshire — Ayr shire, n. (Agric.) One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ayrshire — (spr. ǟrschīr), Grafschaft im südlichen Schottland, grenzt im W. an den Clydebusen, im N. an Renfrewshire, im O. an die Grafschaften Lanark, Dumfries und Kirkcudbright und im S. an Wigtownshire, umfaßt 2975 qkm (54 QM.) mit (1901) 254,436 Einw.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ayrshire —   [ eəʃə, englisch], ein Hausrind (Rinder) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ayrshire — Ayrshire1 [er′shir, ar′shir] n. any of a breed of medium sized dairy cattle which are brownish red and white: originally from the county of Ayr Ayrshire2 [er′shir, ar′shir] AYR (the former county) …   English World dictionary

  • Ayrshire — This article is about the region in Scotland. For the cattle originating from Ayrshire, see Ayrshire cattle. For the small city in the United States, see Ayrshire, Iowa. Ayr   County (until circa 1890)   …   Wikipedia

  • Ayrshire — Traditionelle Grafschaft Ayrshire Ayrshire ist eine traditionelle Grafschaft (engl. Shire) im Südwesten Schottlands. Heute ist das Gebiet Ayrshires in die Verwaltungsbezirke East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire (erweitert um die Insel Arran …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ayrshire — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. L Ayrshire, un comté écossais ; Le North Ayrshire est une division administrative de l Écosse ; Le South Ayrshire est une division… …   Wikipédia en Français

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