county
1the largest administrative division of a U.S. state: Miami, Florida, is in Dade County.
one of the chief administrative divisions of a country or state, as in Great Britain and Ireland.
one of the larger divisions for purposes of local administration, as in Canada and New Zealand.
the territory of a county, especially its rural areas: We farmed out in the county before moving to town.
the inhabitants of a county: It was supposed to be a secret, but you told the whole county.
the domain of a count or earl.
Origin of county
1Words Nearby county
How to use county in a sentence
“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk county.
As of this afternoon, gay Floridians can get married in Dade county.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWill Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKocurek became especially frustrated with a commercial waste facility in Jim Wells county.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSonoma county district attorney Jill Ravitch announced in July that she would not bring criminal charges against Gelhaus.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls | Emily Shire | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The taxes whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He had the land in Tripp county that was broken into winter wheat, while that in the next county east was rented.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxBetter wait till these county nobs have cleared, I suppose—there goes the last of 'em—now for it!
A destructive tornado swept over a portion of Lapeer county, Michigan.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellSamuel Dale, an eminent pioneer in the settlement of the southwest, died in Lauderdale county, Mississippi.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for county
/ (ˈkaʊntɪ) /
any of the administrative or geographic subdivisions of certain states, esp any of the major units into which England and Wales are or have been divided for purposes of local government
(as modifier): county cricket
NZ an electoral division in a rural area
obsolete the lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl
British informal having the characteristics and habits of the inhabitants of country houses and estates, esp an upper-class accent and an interest in horses, dogs, etc
Origin of county
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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