vice-county

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noun plural -counties

any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries

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Words nearby vice-county

vice, vice-admiral, vice-chairman, vice-chancellor, vice-consul, vice-county, vicegeral, vicegerency, vicegerent, viceless, vicenary

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How to use vice-county in a sentence

“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
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With Vice, that was an example of you keeping yourself interested too, right?
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BEST ACTOR Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice There is no better actor—right now—than Joaquin Phoenix.
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As of this afternoon, gay Floridians can get married in Dade County.
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Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
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When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The taxes whether public, county, or parish, were payable in tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
On the other hand, many men, by their own vice and intemperance, disqualify themselves for conversation.
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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 Micheaux