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county

UK/ˈkaʊnti/ US/ˈkuːntɪ/ common slang us

noun

1.

a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

  • “the county has a population of 12,345 people”
2.

the largest administrative district within a state

  • “the county plans to build a new road”

Origin

From Middle English countee, counte, conte, from Anglo-Norman counté, Old French conté (French comté), from Latin comitātus (“jurisdiction of a count”), from comes (“count, earl”). Cognate with Spanish condado (“county”) and Italian contea (“county”). Doublet of comitatus, borrowed directly from Latin. Mostly displaced native Old English sċīr, whence Modern English shire.

Phrases

  • another county heard from
  • ceremonial county
  • city and county
  • collar county
  • county at large
  • county borough
  • county boundary
  • county brownie

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