metropolitan county
noun
Definition of metropolitan county
: any of the six conurbations in England that were established as administrative units in 1974 ◆The six metropolitan counties are Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire. The metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1986.
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First Known Use of metropolitan county
1971
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