Monmouthshire

[ mon-muhth-sheer, -sher ]

noun

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

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Monmouthshire¹

Monmouth ( def ) + shire ( def )

Example Sentences

The place is England, or perhaps Monmouthshire, just across the border in Wales.

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In Monmouthshire last year there was an increase of 88 per cent in sexual offences.

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No country town or country house has been found more than 20 m. north of York or west of Monmouthshire.

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Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.

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An anecdote is told of a gentleman in Monmouthshire, which exhibits the pride of ancestry in a curious point of view.

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Carac´tacus or Caradoc, king of the Sil´urês (Monmouthshire, etc.).

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