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administrative county

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noun

British.
  1. a principal administrative division in Great Britain, usually not coextensive with traditional county boundaries.


Etymology

Origin of administrative county

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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The area of the administrative county is 625,578 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

The area of the ancient county is 649,352 acres, and that of the administrative county 649,244 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The area of the administrative county is 652,272 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

The area of the administrative county is 886,384 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" 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