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Staffordshire

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstæfədˌʃɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(staf′ərd shēr′, -shər)

Staf•ford•shire (staf′ərd shēr′, -shər),USA pronunciation n.

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Staffordshire /ˈstæfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə/ n

a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)

'Staffordshire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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