Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

historic county

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
his-toric -coun-ty
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.

noun

Any of various areas in Ireland, separate from the counties corporate, that existed in some of the larger towns and cities.

noun

Any of the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975.

noun

Any of the ancient subdivisions of Wales.

Inflected Forms

historic counties (plural)

Phrases

preserved county

Frequently Paired Words

preserved county

Questions

What does historic county mean?
Any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans.

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