Flintshire

[ flint-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈflɪnt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a historic county in Clwyd, in NE Wales.

Also called Flint.

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Examples from the Web for flintshire

Henry of Essex's act of cowardice took place in 1157, during an expedition into Flintshire, when the Welsh made a sudden attack.
The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson|Jocelin de Brakelond
Bronwylfa, near St. Asaph, in Flintshire, became the residence of her family.
Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2)|William Howitt
It has been recorded from Pembrokeshire and Flintshire, in Wales.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South
There is no disturbing renown to be got among the cabins of the Flintshire hills.
The Colour of Life|Alice Meynell

Let us now journey westward from the Dee into Wales, coming first into Flintshire.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for flintshire

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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