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historic county

historic county noun: any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.

Noun

historic county (plural historic counties)

  1. (historical) Any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.
  2. (historical) Any of various areas in Ireland, separate from the counties corporate, that existed in some of the larger towns and cities.
  3. (historical) Any of the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975.
  4. (historical) Any of the ancient subdivisions of Wales.

Forms of historic county

pluralhistoric counties

Questions about historic county

What does historic county mean?
Historic county means any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.
What part of speech is historic county?
Historic county is a noun.
What is the plural of historic county?
The plural of historic county is historic counties.

Words near historic county in the dictionary

  1. historiaster
  2. historiasters
  3. historiated
  4. historic
  5. historic counties
  6. historic county
  7. historic criticism
  8. historic district
  9. historic districts
  10. historic present
  11. historic presents

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