a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sqkm (327 sq miles)
Denbighshire in American English
(ˈdɛnbɪˌʃɪr; ˈdɛnbɪʃər; ˈdɛnbiˌʃɪr; ˈdɛnbiʃər)
former county of N Wales, now part of Clwyd and Gwynedd counties