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Hert⋅ford⋅shire

[hahr-ferd-sheer, -sher, hahrt-]
–noun
a county in SE England. 938,100; 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
Also called Hertford, Herts [hahrts, hurts] .
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Hertfordshire 
O.E. Heortfordscir, from Herutford (731), lit. "ford frequented by harts."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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