Flintshire

[ flint-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in northeastern Wales. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).

Flintshire

/ -ʃə; ˈflɪntˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of NE Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Dee estuary: became part of Clwyd in 1974, reinstated with reduced borders in 1996: includes the industrialized Deeside region in the E and the Clwydian Hills in the SW. Administrative centre: Mold. Pop: 149 400 (2003 est). Area: 437 sq km (169 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Andy Hughes, a voluntary coach for Northop Hall Girls' under-12s and under-13s in Flintshire, said Ms Allen-Wyatt had offered one-to-one coaching to team members after appearing as a guest on his podcast, This Girl Can Play, and mentioning she wanted to expand her academy to north Wales.

From BBC

John Leslie Prescott was born in Prestatyn, then in Flintshire, on 31 May 1938.

From BBC

He hit the headlines during the 2001 general election after he was filmed throwing a punch at a member of the public who had thrown an egg at him during a protest in Rhyl, Flintshire.

From BBC

Schools have already closed for the day in Wrexham, Powys, Denbighshire and Flintshire.

From BBC

Traffic Wales also reported crashes on snowy roads causing a closure on the A55 eastbound at Caerwys in Flintshire.

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