county home
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county home
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Members of the Amish community call the county home, riding horse-drawn buggies and operating farms with chickens, pigs, cows and horses on their properties just outside of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Within days, the sheriff in Minnesota’s most populous county, home to Minneapolis, opened concealed carry permit applications to 18-year-olds.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2025
Today, the county, home to about 80,000 residents, relies heavily on services and a burgeoning tourist trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
The area has some of the highest concentrations of Taiwan’s aboriginal population, with several of the island’s Indigenous tribes calling the county home.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
“Bologna is what they eat in the county home, and the county home is the place of no return.”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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