administrative county
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of administrative county
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Each administrative county has a court of quarter sessions, and the two are divided into ten petty sessional divisions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
The Rural District.—Within the administrative county are four kinds of local government areas—rural districts, rural parishes, urban districts, and municipal boroughs.
From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin
The area of the administrative county is 404,518 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Mimms, South, recently included in the administrative county of Herts, has a restored, E. Perp. church, with fine massive W. tower.
From Hertfordshire by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
The area of the administrative county is 365,986 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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