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historic county

[ hi-stawr-ik koun-tee, hi-stor-ik ]

noun

  1. a traditional chief geographical division in the United Kingdom, the collective use of which has been superseded by administrative counties for governmental purposes, but still having cultural relevance.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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