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 365,986 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The unit of area for London employment, for example, is not the administrative county, but Greater London, and in Greater London there are more than thirty education authorities.
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Bray, Reginald Arthur
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 233,984 acres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 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
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