traditional county English

Meaning traditional county meaning

What does traditional county mean?

traditional county noun

— A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

— (UK) any of the historic divisions of Great Britain no longer used for administrative purposes in favour of ceremonial counties and administrative counties

— (Ireland) any of the historical sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation, local government, and sport.