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Shire (/ʃaɪər/) is a
traditional term for an
administrative division of land in
Great Britain and some
other English-speaking countries. It is generally...
- The
Shire is a
region of J. R. R. Tolkien's
fictional Middle-earth,
described in The Lord of the
Rings and
other works. The
Shire is an
inland area settled...
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Talia Rose
Shire (née Coppola; born
April 25, 1946) is an
American actress, best
known for her
roles as
Connie Corleone in The
Godfather trilogy and Adrian...
- The
Shire is a
British breed of
draught horse. It is
usually black, bay, or grey. It is a tall breed, and
Shires have at
various times held
world records...
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David Lee
Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an
American songwriter and
composer of
stage musicals, film and
television scores.
Among his best
known works are...
- up
shire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
shire is a type of
regional division in the
United Kingdom and
other English-speaking nations.
Shire may...
- Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the
United States. An
equivalent term,
shire town, is used in the U.S.
state of
Vermont and in
several other English-speaking...
- A
shire levy was a
means of
military recruitment in
medieval England and Scotland. As
opposed to a levy of
noble families, a
shire levy was
effected within...
- The
English folk
legend of a
shire oak,
under the
spreading limbs of
which the
ancient Anglo-Saxon open-air
folkmoots and
things were held, is a feature...
- A
shire court or
shire moot was an Anglo-Saxon
government institution, used to
maintain law and
order at a
local level, and
perform various administrative...
