Flintshire

[ flint-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈflɪnt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a historic county in Clwyd, in NE Wales.

Also called Flint.

Example sentences from the Web for flintshire

Henry of Essex's act of cowardice took place in 1157, during an expedition into Flintshire, when the Welsh made a sudden attack.

The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson |Jocelin de Brakelond
Bronwylfa, near St. Asaph, in Flintshire, became the residence of her family.

Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2) |William Howitt
It has been recorded from Pembrokeshire and Flintshire, in Wales.

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series |Richard South
There is no disturbing renown to be got among the cabins of the Flintshire hills.

The Colour of Life |Alice Meynell

Let us now journey westward from the Dee into Wales, coming first into Flintshire.

England, Picturesque and Descriptive |Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for flintshire

Flintshire

/ (ˈflɪntˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of NE Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Dee estuary: became part of Clwyd in 1974, reinstated with reduced borders in 1996: includes the industrialized Deeside region in the E and the Clwydian Hills in the SW. Administrative centre: Mold. Pop: 149 400 (2003 est). Area: 437 sq km (169 sq miles)

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Flintshire

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Example sentences from the Web for flintshire

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