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historic county
[ hi-stawr-ik koun-tee, hi-stor-ik ]
noun
- a traditional chief geographical division in the United Kingdom, the collective use of which has been superseded by administrative counties for governmental purposes, but still having cultural relevance.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of historic county1
First recorded in 1885–90
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