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Flintshire

UK/ˈflɪnt.ʃə(ɹ)/

Flintshire proper noun: a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.

Proper noun

Flintshire

  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
  2. A local government area of Wales. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.

Origin of Flintshire

From Flint + -shire, also once known as the County of Flint.

Questions about Flintshire

What does Flintshire mean?
Flintshire means a maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
What part of speech is Flintshire?
Flintshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Flintshire?
Flintshire is pronounced /ˈflɪnt.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Flintshire in the dictionary

  1. flintlock
  2. flintlock mechanism
  3. flintlocks
  4. Flintoff
  5. flints
  6. Flintshire
  7. flintstone
  8. flintstones
  9. Flintstonesque
  10. Flintstonian
  11. flintware

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