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单词 metropolitan county
释义
metropolitan county
noun[C]
uk
/met.rəˌpɒl.ɪ.tən ˈkaʊn.ti/us
/met.rəˌpɑː.lə.tən ˈkaʊn.t̬i/
anareaofEnglandthatincludesalargecityareaand haditsownlocalgovernmentuntil 1986:
都市郡（英国旧有的一种行政区划，包括一个大城市和自己的地方政府，1986年撤销）
GreaterManchester is ametropolitancountyinnorthwestEngland.大曼彻斯特是英格兰西北部的一个都市郡。
InEnglandthere were sixmetropolitancountiessupportedby 36metropolitanboroughs.英格兰曾有六个都市郡，包括36个都市自治市。
More examples
  • WestYorkshirecame intoexistenceas ametropolitancountyin 1974.
  • In 1986 themetropolitancountieswereabolished.
  • TheGreaterLondon Council, together with theEnglishMetropolitan County Councils, wasabolishedin 1986.
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(Definition ofmetropolitan countyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmetropolitan county

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Nonmetropolitancountycouncils are precepting authorities and do not levy rates.
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At the time of the abolition of themetropolitancountycouncil's consideration was given to possible changes in the relevant police force areas.
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Purely as a matter of information, we did not vote on education in the regions; we voted on education atmetropolitancountylevel.
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At present, however, it is quite impossible to say that this county would be right as ametropolitancounty.
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Those words must sound pretty hollow today to themetropolitancountyand district councils who have written and made representations.
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I doubt very much whether that does not apply also to the othermetropolitancountyauthorities.
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The relevant figures for the six newmetropolitancountyareas are not available at present.
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Both will be related to the samemetropolitancounty.
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We set out our proposals for the boundaries of the newmetropolitancountyand the metropolitan districts in a recent circular.
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Themetropolitancountywill lack all the glamorous services which have obvious member appeal.
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The main opposition party on four of themetropolitancountycouncils has expressed support for our proposal to abolish the councils.
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We have had from him on occasions the suggestion that if we abolish themetropolitancountycouncils ratepayers' money will be saved.
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We are saying that the needs of eachmetropolitancountycouncil are different and that they must satisfy and respond to those needs.
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We have never really talked about the local member of an authority, whether it bemetropolitancounty, metropolitan district, shire county or shire district authority.
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Are allmetropolitancountycouncil employees to end up suffering from schizophrenia?
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