Monmouthshire

[ mon-muh th-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈmɒn məθˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.

Also called Monmouth.

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Examples from the Web for monmouthshire

The place is England, or perhaps Monmouthshire, just across the border in Wales.
‘A Field in England’ Is a Psychedelic Cinematic Trip|Andrew Romano|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A live frog is reported to have been found in a coal seam at a Monmouthshire colliery.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920|Various
Newport is a large town in Monmouthshire, and had once walls and a castle.
Wild Wales|George Borrow
Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various

Dr. Griffin, a Monmouthshire antiquary, pointed out the mistake many years ago.
Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1|J. Endell Tyler
This, the greatest of all the "brethren of the coast," was a Welshman, born at Llanrhymmy in Monmouthshire in the year 1635.
The Pirates' Who's Who|Philip Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for monmouthshire

Monmouthshire

/ (ˈmɒnməθˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of E Wales: administratively part of England for three centuries (until 1830); mainly absorbed into the county of Gwent in 1974; reinstated with reduced boundaries in 1996: chiefly agricultural, with the Black Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Cwmbran. Pop: 86 200 (2003 est). Area: 851 sq km (329 sq miles)

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