"historic county" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: historic counties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} historic county (plural historic counties)
  1. (historical) Any of the subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-historic_county-en-noun-6U7B584F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 31 15
  2. (historical) Any of various areas in Ireland, separate from the counties corporate, that existed in some of the larger towns and cities. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-historic_county-en-noun-hIMVeYaT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 31 15
  3. (historical) Any of the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-historic_county-en-noun-fqqlsWxu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 31 15
  4. (historical) Any of the ancient subdivisions of Wales. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-historic_county-en-noun-H2uWUxfF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 30 31 15

Inflected forms

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