Cheshire
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Etymology[edit]
From Old English Ceasterscīr, from Ceaster (“Chester”, from ceaster, from Latin castra (“camp”)) + scīr (“district, shire”).
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Cheshire
- A northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
- A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
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