Cheshire
geographical name
Chesh·ire
| \ ˈche-shər
, -ˌshir\
, -ˌshir\
Definition of Cheshire
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town in southern Connecticut southwest of Meriden population 29,261
2
or Chester \ ˈche-stər
\
former county of northwestern England that bordered on Wales and had the city of Chester as its capital area 929 square miles (2406 square kilometers); formed 1974; abolished 2009
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former county of northwestern England that bordered on Wales and had the city of Chester as its capital area 929 square miles (2406 square kilometers); formed 1974; abolished 2009