twenty-six counties
Britishplural noun
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The pictures included views from more than twenty-six counties of England and Wales.
From St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
Texas produced its array of twenty-six counties; Florida replied that twelve counties were better than twenty-six in a country only one-sixth part of the size.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne
The three Ridings of Yorkshire were to have two members each, and twenty-six counties already represented, and in each of which there were more than 150,000 inhabitants, were each to have two additional members.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
The whole body found itself committed to acceptance of Home Rule in principle for twenty-six counties.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
County matches are also now regularly played in England, twenty-six counties competing in 1907.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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