shire
traditional term for a division of land, found in some English-speaking countries
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shire
Summary
shire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- shire's subclass of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[2].
- shire's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06q27[3].
- shire's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300000775[4].
- shire's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
- shire's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/shire-British-government-unit[6].
- shire's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776863037[7].
- shire's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2776863037[8].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for shire include The Shire[9], a fictional country[10].
Why It Matters
shire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[1] shire has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] shire is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]
Entities named for shire include The Shire[9], a fictional country[10].