"home county" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: home counties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} home county (plural home counties)
  1. (often in the plural) Any of the counties that surround London in the south-east of England. Tags: in-plural, often Related terms: home nation
    Sense id: en-home_county-en-noun-zTCIxg5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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