twenty-six counties
Britishplural noun
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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 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
Texas came up proudly with its twenty-six counties, which it seemed to put in array; but Florida answered that twelve counties proved more than twenty-six in a country six times smaller.
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
For there are called after him one territory, twenty-six counties, and one hundred and thirty-eight towns and villages.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 by Various
The whole body found itself committed to acceptance of Home Rule in principle for twenty-six counties.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
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
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