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Nottinghamshire

[ not-ing-uhm-sheer, -sheror, U.S. often -ham- ]

noun

  1. a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2,210 sq. km).


Nottinghamshire

/ -ʃə; ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə /

noun

  1. an inland county of central England: generally low-lying, with part of the S Pennines and the remnant of Sherwood Forest in the east. Nottingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Nottingham. Pop (excluding Nottingham): 755 400 (2003 est). Area (excluding Nottingham): 2086 sq km (805 sq miles) Notts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He stayed at the place for about a year, then went to Carlton, in Nottinghamshire, and afterwards to Whitby.

The change of policy is illustrated by the case of the framework knitters of Nottinghamshire.

Mr. Marmaduke goes posting off to Nottinghamshire, and comes back inside the duke's own carriage.

On the northern border of Nottinghamshire stands the little town of Scrooby.

Gypsum occurs in the red marl in the isle of Axholme, and various other places in Nottinghamshire.

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