county

  • 21county — /ˈkaʊnti / (say kowntee) noun (plural counties) 1. British one of the chief administrative divisions of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. Australian History one of the territorial divisions set up in the Australian Colonies by analogy with the… …

  • 22County — Coun|ty 〈[ kaʊnti] f. 10〉 1. engl. Grafschaft 2. Verwaltungsbezirk [engl., „Grafschaft“] * * * Coun|ty [ ka̮unti ], das; s, s, auch: die; , s [engl. county, eigtl. = Grafschaft, zu ↑ Count]: Gerichts u. Verwaltungsbezirk in Großbritannien u. in… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 23county — coun|ty [ kaunti ] noun count *** a region that has its own local government in some countries such as the U.K. and U.S.: Both candidates have visited every county in the state. the busiest market in the county a. only before noun relating to a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24county — I. noun (plural counties) Etymology: Middle English counte, from Anglo French cunté, counté, from Medieval Latin comitatus, from Late Latin, office of a count, from comit , comes count more at count Date: 14th century 1. the domain of a count 2.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25county — [[t]ka͟ʊnti[/t]] ♦♦ counties N COUNT A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government. He is living now in his mother s home county of Oxfordshire... Over 50 events are planned throughout the county …

    English dictionary

  • 26County — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. County peut faire référence à : Comté, en anglais, Jayne County, une chanteuse, actrice transexuelle, Counties peut faire référence à : Counties …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 27county — coun•ty [[t]ˈkaʊn ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) gov the largest local administrative division in most states of the U.S 2) gov a territorial division and unit of local government in Great Britain, Canada, etc 3) gov the territory of a county, esp. its… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28County — The court held under a sheriff which dealt with *shire matters; the territory of a count; later, by transference, county came to apply to the area of land discussed at such meetings. [< AnNor. counte < Lat. comes = count] Cf. Palatine …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 29county — coun|ty W2S1 [ˈkaunti] n plural counties [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: conté area ruled by a count , from Medieval Latin comitatus, from Latin comes; COUNT2] an area of a state or country that has its own government to deal with local… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30County — Coun|ty [ kaunti] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. county, eigtl. »Grafschaft«, zu count »Graf«, dies aus fr. comte; vgl. ↑Comte> Gerichts u. Verwaltungsbezirk in England u. in den USA …

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