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traditional county

traditional county noun: a county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Noun

traditional county (plural traditional counties)

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

Forms of traditional county

pluraltraditional counties

Questions about traditional county

What does traditional county mean?
Traditional county means a county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
What part of speech is traditional county?
Traditional county is a noun.
What is the plural of traditional county?
The plural of traditional county is traditional counties.

Words near traditional county in the dictionary

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