Monmouthshire

[ mon-muh th-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈmɒn məθˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.

Also called Monmouth.

Example sentences from the Web for monmouthshire

The place is England, or perhaps Monmouthshire, just across the border in Wales.

‘A Field in England’ Is a Psychedelic Cinematic Trip |Andrew Romano |February 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A live frog is reported to have been found in a coal seam at a Monmouthshire colliery.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 |Various
Newport is a large town in Monmouthshire, and had once walls and a castle.

Wild Wales |George Borrow
Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 |Various

Dr. Griffin, a Monmouthshire antiquary, pointed out the mistake many years ago.

Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 |J. Endell Tyler
This, the greatest of all the "brethren of the coast," was a Welshman, born at Llanrhymmy in Monmouthshire in the year 1635.

The Pirates' Who's Who |Philip Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for monmouthshire

Monmouthshire

/ (ˈmɒnməθˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of E Wales: administratively part of England for three centuries (until 1830); mainly absorbed into the county of Gwent in 1974; reinstated with reduced boundaries in 1996: chiefly agricultural, with the Black Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Cwmbran. Pop: 86 200 (2003 est). Area: 851 sq km (329 sq miles)

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Monmouthshire

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Example sentences from the Web for monmouthshire

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