Wiltshire

English

Location of Wiltshire within England

Alternative forms

Etymology

Middle English Wiltonshire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪltʃə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Wiltshire

  1. An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
    • 2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
      Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
  2. A unitary authority in England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Adjective

Wiltshire (not comparable)

  1. Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
    Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side

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Proper noun

Wiltshire

  1. Wiltshire (a county of England)
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