Flintshire

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UK/ˈflɪnt.ʃə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
  2. A local government area of Wales. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.

Origin

From Flint + -shire, also once known as the County of Flint.

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Translations

Russian Флинтшир
  • Флинтшир (Flintšir)traditional county
Welsh Sir y Fflint
  • Sir y Fflinttraditional county
Cite this entry
APA

Flintshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flintshire

MLA

“Flintshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flintshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flintshire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flintshire.

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