administrative county
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of administrative county
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The area of the administrative county is 805,482 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
The area of the administrative county is 469,301 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Its area is 238,048 acres, and that of the administrative county of Cambridge 315,171 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
The area of the administrative county is 479,358 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Within the administrative county the county council acts as a central authority, the borough councils and the parish vestries serve as local authorities.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
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