Derbyshire

[ dur-bee-sheer, -sher; British dahr-bi-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in central England. 1,060 sq. mi. (2,630 sq. km).

Derbyshire

/ ˈdɑːbɪˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)

Example Sentences

And Derbyshire “always assume[s] that any black person in a well-paid position is an Affirmative Action hire.”

From The Daily Beast

John Derbyshire was a columnist for the National Review before he was fired for defending his racism in print.

From The Daily Beast

“Whites may as well start asserting themselves and join in fighting for the spoils,” Derbyshire said.

From The Daily Beast

Is National Review getting better or worse by exiling Sailer and Derbyshire?

From The Daily Beast

The feelings that John Derbyshire ventilated—where did they come from?

From The Daily Beast

The Peak District in Derbyshire we omitted for the same reason—a previous visit.

From Project Gutenberg

The pimple is a diminutive hill or pock, and the pykes of Cumberland are the peaks of Derbyshire.

From Project Gutenberg

In Darley church-yard, near Matlock in Derbyshire, is a yew tree, thirty-three feet in girt.

From Project Gutenberg

The longest continuous bell inscriptions we have noted are from Bakewell, Derbyshire, and on a peal of eight bells.

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But it is the Derbyshire Derwent that we now propose to trace down from its source.

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