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Huntingdonshire

/ˈhʌn.tɪŋ.dɵn.ʃə(ɹ)/

Huntingdonshire proper noun: a former inland county of Eastern England, now absorbed into Cambridgeshire.

Proper noun

Huntingdonshire

  1. A former inland county of Eastern England, now absorbed into Cambridgeshire.
  2. A local government district in Cambridgeshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Huntingdon.

Origin of Huntingdonshire

From Huntingdon + -shire.

Questions about Huntingdonshire

What does Huntingdonshire mean?
Huntingdonshire means a former inland county of Eastern England, now absorbed into Cambridgeshire.
What part of speech is Huntingdonshire?
Huntingdonshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huntingdonshire?
Huntingdonshire is pronounced /ˈhʌn.tɪŋ.dɵn.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Huntingdonshire in the dictionary

  1. Huntingdon willow
  2. Huntingdon willows
  3. Huntingdonian
  4. Huntingdonians
  5. Huntingdons
  6. Huntingdonshire
  7. Huntingfield
  8. Huntingford
  9. huntings
  10. huntingtin
  11. huntingtins

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