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Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. The upper Shire has been developed for irrigation and power production. Cotton is raised in the valley. shire 1. one of the British counties 2. (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council 3. See shire horse 4. the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The prosecution maintains the Shires was given his rights, administered a lie detector test and subsequently confessed to killing the toddler. ``Perhaps when you have a case that has potential for turning into something like the Shires case,'' he said, the Legislature should consider requiring a former offender to notify authorities of his or her address. |
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