English Explanatory Dictionary

Salop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.
noun
  1. Alternative form of saloop.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæləp/

Word forms

Salop salops

Etymology

From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).

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