county

coun·ty  (kount)

n. pl. coun·ties

1. The largest administrative division of most states in the United States.

2.

a. A territorial division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions in Great Britain and Ireland.

b. The territory under the jurisdiction of a count or earl.

3. The people living in a county.

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[Middle English counte, territorial division, from Old French conte, the territory of a count, from Medieval Latin comittus, from Late Latin, the office of count, from Latin, retinue, from comes, comit-, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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county adj.

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county

Noun

pl -ties

(in some countries) a division of a country

Adjective

Brit informal upper-class [Old French conté land belonging to a count]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	county - (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" county courthouse, county seat - the town or city that is the seat of government for a county region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom Isle of Wight, Wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
	2.	county - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road" administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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county

noun 1. province, district, shire

adjective 2. (Informal) upper-class, upper-crust (informal) tweedy, plummy (informal) green-wellie, huntin', shootin', and fishin' (informal)

Translations

county [ˈkauntɪ] n → condado see also district council

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county [ˈkauntɪ] n → comté m

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county [ˈkauntɪ] n (Brit) → Grafschaft f;

(US) → (Verwaltungs)bezirk m

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county [ˈkauntɪ] n → contea

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county

n county [ˈkaunti]

a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States. distrik إقْلـيم графство hrabství amt der Bezirk κομητεία condado krahvkond, maakond بخش kreivikunta, piirikunta comté מָחוֹז मण्डल pokrajina megye daerah hérað contea 州, 郡 시골 grafystė, apygarda (Anglijas) grāfiste; (ASV) apgabals wilayah provincie fylke; kommune hrabstwo distrito district; comitat графство; округ grófstvo grofija, okrožje okrug grevskap, storkommun, län เขตปกครอง il, vilâyet 縣 графство برطانوى ضلع، كاون‍ٹ‍ی hạt 县