Buckinghamshire
a county in S England. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).
Contemporary Examples
Thief Holds Tony Blair’s Daughter At Gunpoint Demanding Jewels and Cash Nico Hines September 18, 2013
Historical Examples
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater Geraldine Edith Mitton
Notable Women Authors of the Day Helen C. Black
English Villages P. H. Ditchfield
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, v. 3, number 18 Various
England, Picturesque and Descriptive Joel Cook
Boscobel: or, the royal oak William Harrison Ainsworth
The Settlers in Canada Frederick Marryat
The Gambler Katherine Cecil Thurston
noun
a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles) Bucks
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