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- [koun-tee]
- /ˈkaʊn ti/
- /ˈkaʊnti/
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- [koun-tee]
- /ˈkaʊn ti/
Definitions of county word
- countable noun county A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government. 3
- noun county 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 3
- noun county (as modifier) 3
- noun county an electoral division in a rural area 3
- noun county the lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl 3
- adjective county 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 3
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Origin of county
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English counte < Anglo-French counté, Old French cunté, conte < Late Latin comitātus imperial seat, office of a comes (see count2), equivalent to Latin comit-, stem of comes + -ātus -ate3 (or by reanalysis of Latin comitātus escort, retinue, orig. verbal noun of comitārī to accompany, derivative of comes
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Parts of speech for County
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county popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for county
noun county
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- constituency — A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament or government.
- canton — A canton is a political or administrative region in some countries, for example Switzerland.
- shire — a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
- region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
adjective county
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
Top questions with county
- what county am i in?
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