Hertfordshire

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Hertfordshire

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)t.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK

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From Middle English Hertfordschire; equivalent to Hertford + -shire.

proper noun

An inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: campaign, buckinghamshire, bedfordshire, cambridgeshire, hertford, berkshire, essex, surrey, hitchin, hertsmere, huntingdonshire, wiltshire, east hertfordshire, hertingfordbury, north hertfordshire, bushey

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"Hertfordshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hertfordshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hertfordshire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hertfordshire

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"Hertfordshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hertfordshire.

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@misc{hertfordshire_2026,
  title = {Hertfordshire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hertfordshire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}