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Monmouthshire
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English
+ (historic)
thumb|Monmouthshire boundary sign alongside the A48 near Penhow
Etymology
From en Monmouth shire.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/ /ˈmɒn.məθ.ʃəɹ/
Proper noun
en A maritime <<traditional county>> of England and Wales, bordered by to the east by Gloucestershire, to the northeast by Herefordshire, to the north by Brecknockshire, to the west by Glamorganshire and to the south by the Bristol Channel. It was part of England until renamed en Gwent and taken into Wales in 1974.
en A <<county>> and local government principal area of <<cc/Wales>> which replaced Gwent, bordered by the Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Newport.
Translations
traditional county of Wales
Breton: br Menoe
Macedonian: mk Монмутшир m
Polish: pl Monmouthshire n
Russian: ru Монмутшир m
Welsh: cy Sir Fynwy f