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Hertfordshire
[ hahr-ferd-sheer, -sher, hahrt- ]
noun
- a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1,635 sq. km).
Hertfordshire
/ ˈhɑːtfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə /
noun
- a county of S England, bordering on Greater London in the south: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the northwest; largely agricultural; light industries, esp in the new towns. Administrative centre: Hertford. Pop: 1 040 900 (2003 est). Area: 1634 sq km (631 sq miles)
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Victoria Adams was born to middle-class parents in the affluent county of Hertfordshire.
Sean McGovern of Hertfordshire, England, struggled with Janopause, but reaped unexpected rewards.
But the Wychecombes of Hertfordshire, I have always heard were of our family, and legitimate.
She belonged to a good though not a noble family, which for many generations possessed a good estate in Hertfordshire.
Richard Ferguson was the son of a gentlemans valet, and was a native of Hertfordshire.
We admire our bit of Hertfordshire greatly; but I should be glad of more breezy common land and far-reaching outlooks.
We stayed till nearly the end of September at the house we had taken in Hertfordshire.
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