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Meaning of countyhood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The state of being a county.

uncountable

Examples

“The proposers of countyhood for the Bronx are either unintelligent or insincere when they say that the autonomy of that borough would separate it from Tammany Hall.”

“In the years following countyhood, the court levied taxes, set salaries for county officials, provided for public safety and regulated morals.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

countyism Countywide Coup Coup Belt coup d'arret coup d'état