county

CEFRB1

/ˈkaʊnti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A regional area within a country or state.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.

Examples

  • County Meath is the historic capital of Ireland!

  • This county is poor in natural resources.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰaʊ̯nti]
  • [ˈkʰaʊ̯ɾ̃i]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connectic...

  2. The land ruled by a count or a countess.

  3. An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).

More examples

In context

  • We're chosen by the people of Westhamptonshire County to be members of the council.

  • He can't come; he's up in the county for agg assault.

  • traditional county

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English countee, counte, conte, from Anglo-Norman counté, Old French conté (French comté), from Latin comitātus (“jurisdiction of a count”), from comes (“count, earl”). Cognate with Spanish condado (“county”) and Italian contea (“county”). Doublet of comitatus, borrowed directly from Latin. Mostly displaced native Old English sċīr, whence Modern English shire.