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administrative county

American  

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 538,921 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

The area of the administrative county is 426,084 acres.

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

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 of Southampton is 958,742 acres, and that of the administrative county of the Isle of Wight 94,068 acres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

For each administrative county a county council is elected.

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

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