Monmouthshire

[ mon-muhth-sheer, -sher ]

noun
  1. a county in eastern Wales. 330 sq. mi. (850 sq. km).

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Monmouthshire

/ (ˈmɒnməθˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /


noun
  1. a county of E Wales: administratively part of England for three centuries (until 1830); mainly absorbed into the county of Gwent in 1974; reinstated with reduced boundaries in 1996: chiefly agricultural, with the Black Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Cwmbran. Pop: 86 200 (2003 est). Area: 851 sq km (329 sq miles)

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