WORD MEANING

Berkshire meaning

BURK-sheer · proper noun

A county in South East England known for its historical sites and countryside.

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Other meanings

A breed of black pig originating from Berkshire, England.

Berkshire Hathaway, a large American multinational conglomerate holding company.

A region in the United States named after the English county, such as the Berkshires in Massachusetts.

Berkshire can refer to a place name, a pig breed, a company name, or a geographic region.

Examples

We visited the Berkshire countryside last summer.

She bought a farmhouse in the Berkshires to escape the city.

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