administrative county

American  

noun

British.

1. a principal administrative division in Great Britain, usually not coextensive with traditional county boundaries.

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Etymology

Origin of administrative county

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The Administrative County.—The administrative county includes all places within its area, with two important exceptions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

The Scilly Islands, which form part of the ancient county of Cornwall, without being ranked as an administrative county, are provided with a county council and have separate administration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

The area of the ancient county is 649,352 acres, and that of the administrative county 649,244 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Its area is 238,048 acres, and that of the administrative county of Cambridge 315,171 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

Population and Administration.—The area of the ancient county with which the administrative county is conterminous is 518,863 acres, with a population in 1901 of 859,931 persons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various