"traditional county" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traditional counties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} traditional county (plural traditional counties)
  1. A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    Sense id: en-traditional_county-en-noun-gzRX~yE8 Categories (other): Administrative divisions Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 11 49 40
  2. (UK) any of the historic divisions of Great Britain no longer used for administrative purposes in favour of ceremonial counties and administrative counties Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-traditional_county-en-noun-POBP5xAi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Administrative divisions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 65 33 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 6 56 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 58 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 59 30 Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 11 49 40
  3. (Ireland) any of the historical sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation, local government, and sport. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-traditional_county-en-noun-xA~I-zCu Categories (other): Irish English, Administrative divisions Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 11 49 40

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