Flintshire
[ flint-sheer, -sher ]
/ ˈflɪnt ʃɪər, -ʃər /
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noun
a historic county in Clwyd, in NE Wales.
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Also called Flint.
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Flintshire
/ (ˈflɪntˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /
noun
a county of NE Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Dee estuary: became part of Clwyd in 1974, reinstated with reduced borders in 1996: includes the industrialized Deeside region in the E and the Clwydian Hills in the SW. Administrative centre: Mold. Pop: 149 400 (2003 est). Area: 437 sq km (169 sq miles)
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