historic county

American  

[hi-stawr-ik koun-tee, hi-stor-ik] / hɪˈstɔr ɪk ˈkaʊn ti, hɪˈstɒr ɪk /

noun

1. a traditional chief geographical division in the United Kingdom, the collective use of which has been superseded by administrative counties for governmental purposes, but still having cultural relevance.

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Etymology

Origin of historic county

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

According to the paper, “the Lake County Historical Society Museum intends to house the museum in a facility above the historic county jail.”

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2019

She takes up a massive divot, roughly half of the historic county of Buckinghamshire, as her ball sails too far left.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019

At the 12th he chunked a chip that took up 30% of the historic county of Fife.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2019

At the heart of Spencer, a historic county courthouse with a copper dome pays homage to war heroes with memorials around the immaculate lawn.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2017

She is adamant that Cornwall, much of whose historic county boundary with the rest of England is the River Tamar, has a different identity to the rest of the UK.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2014