English Explanatory Dictionary

traditional county

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
  2. any of the historic divisions of Great Britain no longer used for administrative purposes in favour of ceremonial counties and administrative counties
  3. any of the historical sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation, local government, and sport.

Word forms

traditional county traditional counties
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