Worcestershire

[ woos-ter-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a former county in W central England, now part of Hereford and Worcester.
2. Worcestershire sauce ( def ).

Worcestershire

/ ˈwʊstəˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of W central England, formerly (1974–98) part of Hereford and Worcester. Administrative centre: Worcester. Pop: 549 300 (2003 est). Area: 1742 sq km (674 sq miles)

Example Sentences

It also offers training, on behaviour and Send support, to more than 100 schools across South Worcestershire.

From BBC

Rupert Dale's family run a hay farm on the Worcestershire/Shropshire border supplying livestock farmers across the country.

From BBC

Add artichokes and oysters, lemon juice, Worcestershire, dash of cayenne or hot sauce, and bring back up to a low boil then reduce heat and allow to cook low about 10 minutes.

From Salon

Rose Harvey, from Evesham, in Worcestershire, said she could not wait to get back out, "hungrier than ever, ready to work hard".

From BBC

When I was initially recipe testing to create a cheese steak, I looked in my pantry and pulled out my staples: soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, ginger, garlic, mozzarella, unsmoked provolone, Italian cherry peppers, etc.

From Salon