shire (n.)

• archbishopric
• archdiocese
• bailiwick
• bishopric
• borough
• canton
• city
• commune
• county
• diocese
• district
• duchy
• electorate
• government
• hamlet
• hundred
• magistracy
• metropolis
• oblast
• parish
• precinct
• principality
• province
• region
• riding
• stake
• state
• territory
• town
• township
• village
• ward