Flintshire

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈflɪnt.ʃə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Flintshire

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.

Translations

traditional county

• Welsh: Sir y Fflint f