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{{wiktionary|shire}}A shire is a type of region in the United Kingdom and Australia. Shire or The Shires may also refer to: {{TOC right}}PlacesGeographyIn Africa- Shire, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia also known as Inda Selassie
- Apostolic Vicariate of Shire, a Roman Catholic territorial jurisdiction in what was then Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa
- Shire River, a river in Malawi and Mozambique
In Europe- Shire Brook, in South Yorkshire, England
- Shire Country Park, a park south of Birmingham, England
- Shire Highlands, a plateau in southern Malawi lying east of the Shire River
- The Shire, an informal name for various counties of the United Kingdom
In North America- Shires of Virginia
- "The Shire", a colloquial term for the American state of New Hampshire
Elsewhere- Sutherland Shire colloquially referred to as The Shire, a suburban region of southern Sydney, Australia
Buildings- Shire Hall, Monmouth, Wales, a building
- Shire Hall, Newport, Wales, a building
Shopping Centres- The Shires, former name of the shopping centre now known as Highcross Leicester
- The Shires Shopping Centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
PeopleGiven name or middle name- Shire Jama Ahmed, Somali linguist credited with devising a Latin script for transcribing the Somali language
- Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale, Somali Minister of Defense and leader of the Juba Valley Alliance
Surname- Abdisamad Ali Shire, Vice President of Puntland
- David Shire (born 1937), American songwriter and composer
- Mohamoud Ali Shire (1897–1960), 26th Sultan of the Warsangali Sultanate (Somalia)
- Talia Shire (born 1946), American actress
- Warsan Shire, British writer and poet
- Shires (surname)
Arts, entertainment, and mediaFictional entities- Shire (Middle-earth), a region in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium
- Randall Shire, a Marvel Comics character
Music- The Shires (duo), British country music duo
- The Shire (soundtrack), part of the soundtrack of The Fellowship of the Ring
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media- The Shire (TV series), a reality television series about the Sutherland Shire, set in the suburban region of southern Sydney, Australia.
- The Shires, poetry collection by Donald Davie 1974
Brands and enterprises- Shire (pharmaceutical company), a British speciality pharmaceuticals company
- Shire Books, a British publisher of books on history, heritage and antiques
- Shire Foods, a manufacturer of pies, pasties, and sausage rolls based in Warwickshire, England
Other uses- Battle of Shire, fought in 1936 as part of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
- East Stirlingshire F.C., Scottish football club nicknamed "The Shire"
- Shire horse, a large breed of draft horse
See also- Shier, a surname
- Shyer, a surname
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