"Flintshire" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈflɪnt.ʃə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Etymology: From Flint + -shire, also once known as the County of Flint. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Flint|-shire}} Flint + -shire Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Flintshire
  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford. Categories (place): Counties of Wales, Flintshire, Wales, Places in Wales Translations (traditional county): Sir y Fflint [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Flintshire-en-name-iOSKI2sD Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -shire Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -shire: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'traditional county': 98 2
  2. A local government area of Wales. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire. Categories (place): Places in Wales
    Sense id: en-Flintshire-en-name-WkoPjmS5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

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