Meaning of county | Babel Free

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1. The land ruled by a count or a countess
2. The land ruled by a count or a countess.
   countable, historical, uncountable
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)
4. 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).
   countable, uncountable
5. a large administrative unit of local government in England and Wales and in the United States. distrik إقْلـيم графство condado hrabství der Bezirk amt κομητείαcondado krahvkond, maakond بخش kreivikunta, piirikunta comtéמחוז मण्डल pokrajina megye daerah hérað contea 州, 郡 군 grafystė, apygarda (Anglijas) grāfiste; (ASV) apgabals wilayah provinciefylke; kommunehrabstwo برخه distrito district; comitat графство; округ grófstvo grofija, okrožje okrug grevskap, storkommun, län เขตปกครอง il, vilâyet ...
6. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions
7. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
   countable, uncountable
8. The largest administrative division of most states in the United States.
9. A jail operated by a county government
10. A jail operated by a county government.
    US, slang, uncountable
11. A territorial division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions in Great Britain and Ireland.
12. Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county
13. The people living in a county.
14. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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
15. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) NZ an electoral division in a rural area
    NZ
16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) obsolete the lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl
    obsolete
17. 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
    informal
18. the largest local administrative division in most states of the U.S.
19. a territorial division and unit of local government in Great Britain, Canada, etc.

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Examples

“The first of the principalities of the Low Countries to take clear shape was the county of Flanders.”

“Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list. […] FAIR says the county is a sanctuary because it tells police not to ask about immigration status even during an arrest.”

“traditional county”

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

“Okay gentlemen, you've both been to county before, I'm sure. Here it comes.”

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