Definition of administrative county
: a British local administrative unit often not coincident with an older county
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“Administrative county.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative%20county. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of administrative county was in 1873
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