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

From her Monmouthshire home, Robin Lloyd was able to see houses over the border in England knowing the families who lived there could access free childcare for their babies.

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But in Monmouthshire, a councillor said parents were acutely aware of the different offer over the border in England.

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Anthony Halse, 64, is chairman of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Numismatic Society, and believes the haul could be the biggest discovery in Wales.

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Rebecca Comins, 52, was nine minutes into a time trial on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, when her bike was hit by a van driven by pub owner Vasile Barbu.

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The couple lived an off-grid lifestyle on land near Tintern, in Monmouthshire, before Mrs Norman left him in July 2022 after he had tried to strangle her while forcing her to eat a Chinese meal.

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