Shropshire

Shropshire
I. noun Etymology: Shropshire, England Date: 1803 any of a breed of dark-faced hornless sheep of English origin that are raised for both mutton and wool II. geographical name or Salop county W England bordering on Wales capital Shrewsbury area 1396 square miles (3616 square kilometers), population 401,600

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  • Shropshire — Geografie Status Zeremonielle Grafschaft Region: West Midlands Fläche: 3.487 km² Historische Hauptstadt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shropshire — (abreviado salop o shrop) es un condado de Inglaterra, en el Reino Unido. Su capital es Shrewsbury. Localización del condado de Shropshire. Limita con Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, y con los condados galeses de Powys y… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Shropshire — (abreviado salop o shrop) es un condado de Inglaterra, en el Reino Unido. Su capital es Shrewsbury. Limita con Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, y con los condados galeses de Powys y Clwyd. Shropshire es uno de los condados… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Shropshire — er et engelsk provins (county) i Midtengland. Det er et af Englands mest landlige områder. Den officielle provinshovedby er Shrewsbury, men Ludlow anses traditionelt for at være hovedbyen, da Ludlows borg tidligere var en kongelig residens.… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • Shropshire — Shrop shire, n. [From Shropshire, country of England.] An English breed of black faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts of the world. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shropshire — Shropshire1 [shräp′shir shräp′shər] n. any of a breed of medium sized, dark faced sheep, orig. developed in Shropshire Shropshire2 [shräp′shir shräp′shər] county in W England: 1,347 sq mi (3,488 sq km); pop. 406,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Shropshire [1] — Shropshire (spr. schróppschĭr, Salop), Grafschaft im westlichen England, von Wales, Cheshire, Stafford , Worcester und Herefordshire umgeben, hat einen Flächenraum von 3478 qkm (63,2 QM.) und (1901) 239,324 Einw. (68 auf 1 qkm). Hauptstadt ist… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shropshire [2] — Shropshire, s. Schaf, S. 675 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shropshire — (spr. schroppschĭr), Shrop, Salop, Grafschaft im westl. England, 3478 qkm, (1901) 239.321 E., vom Severn durchflossen; Hauptstadt Shrewsbury …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shropshire —   [ ʃrɔpʃɪə], 1974 80 Salop [ sæləp], County in England, an Wales angrenzend, 3 490 km2, 419 900 Einwohner; Verwaltungssitz ist Shrewsbury. Die County gehört zur Wirtschaftsplanungsregion West Midlands (Midlands). Im Norden (Tiefland) wird… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shropshire — shortened form of the old spelling of SHREWSBURY (Cf. Shrewsbury) + shire …   Etymology dictionary

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