English Explanatory Dictionary

Buckinghamshire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
  2. Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ en-us-Buckinghamshire.ogg

Word forms

Buckinghamshire Bucks Bucks. Bck.

Etymology

From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham + -shire.

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