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county
1[ koun-tee ]
/ ËkaÊn ti /
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noun, plural coun·ties.
the 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.
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Origin of county
11250â1300; Middle English counte<Anglo-French countĂ©,Old French cuntĂ©, conte<Late Latin comitÄtus imperial seat, office of a comes (see count2), equivalent to Latin comit-, stem of comes + -Ätus-ate3 (or by reanalysis of Latin comitÄtus escort, retinue, originally verbal noun of comitÄrÄ« to accompany, derivative of comes
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British Dictionary definitions for county
county
/ (ËkaÊntÉȘ) /
noun plural -ties
- 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
adjective
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
Word Origin for county
C14: from Old French contĂ© land belonging to a count, from Late Latin comitÄtus office of a count, from comes count ÂČ
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