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1. (n.) county
the largest local administrative division in most states of the U.S.
2. county
a territorial division and unit of local government in Great Britain, Canada, etc.
3. county
the territory of a county, esp. its rural areas.
4. county
the inhabitants of a county.
5. county
the domain of a count or earl.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME counte < AF counté, OF cunté, conte < LL comitātus imperial seat, office of a comes (see count2))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) county
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
"the county has a population of 12,345 people"
2. (noun) county
(United States) the largest administrative district within a state
"the county plans to build a new road"
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1. (noun) county
a division of a small country or a U.S. state
a small town in Hennepin County
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) County
an earldom; the domain of a count or earl
2. (noun) County
a circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire
3. (noun) County
a count; an earl or lord
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Sense: a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States.
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 Afrikaans: distrik |
 Arabic: إقْلـيم |
 Bulgarian: графство |
 Brazilian: condado |
 Czech: hrabství |
 German: der Bezirk |
 Danish: amt |
 Greek: κομητεία |
 Spanish: condado |
 Estonian: krahvkond, maakond |
 Farsi: بخش |
 Finnish: kreivikunta, piirikunta |
 French: comté |
 Hebrew: מָחוֹז |
 Hindi: मण्डल |
 Croatian: pokrajina |
 Hungarian: megye |
 Indonesian: daerah |
 Icelandic: hérað |
 Italian: contea |
 Japanese: 州, 郡 |
 Korean: 군 |
 Lithuanian: grafystė, apygarda |
 Latvian: (Anglijas) grāfiste; (ASV |
 Malay: wilayah |
 Dutch: provincie |
 Norwegian: fylke; kommune |
 Polish: hrabstwo |
 Persian: بخش |
 Pashto: برخه |
 Portuguese: distrito |
 Romanian: district; comitat |
 Russian: графство; округ |
 Slovak: grófstvo |
 Slovenian: grofija, okrožje |
 Serbian: okrug |
 Swedish: grevskap, storkommun, län |
 Thai: เขตปกครอง |
 Turkish: il, vilâyet |
 Taiwanese: 縣 |
 Ukrainian: графство |
 Urdu: برطانوى ضلع، كاونٹی |
 Vietnamese: hạt |
 Chinese: 县 |
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