administrative county

American  

noun

British.

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

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Etymology

Origin of administrative county

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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 Administrative County.—The administrative county includes all places within its area, with two important exceptions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

Population and Administration.—The area of the ancient and the administrative county is 973,086 acres, with a population in 1891 of 266,549 and in 1901 of 266,933.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 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

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