county
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ti noun, plural coun·ties.
1.
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state: Miami, Florida, is in Dade County.
2.
one of the chief administrative divisions of a country or state, as in Great Britain and Ireland.
3.
one of the larger divisions for purposes of local administration, as in Canada and New Zealand.
4.
the territory of a county, especially its rural areas: We farmed out in the county before moving to town.
5.
the inhabitants of a county: It was supposed to be a secret, but you told the whole county.
6.
the domain of a count or earl.
Origin:
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
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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county (ˈkaʊntɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a. 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 |
| b. (as modifier): county cricket | |
| 2. | (NZ) an electoral division in a rural area |
| 3. | obsolete the lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl |
| —adj | |
| 4. | informal (Brit) 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 |
| [C14: from Old French conté land belonging to a count, from Late Latin comitātus office of a count, from comes | |
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Word Origin & History
county
late 13c., from Anglo-Norm. counte, from L.L. comitatus "jurisdiction of a count," from L. comes (see count (n.)); replaced O.E. scir "shire."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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county
internal territorial and administrative division in the United Kingdom, United States, and other English-speaking countries.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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Example sentences
It comes as no surprise, for example, to learn that she placed third in a county beauty pageant a few years ago.
They then recorded the month in which the error was made, and whether the incident occurred in a county with teaching hospitals.
There are filters from global all the way to county in some areas.
Government offices will be closed and the county's employees will have a paid day off.
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