coun‧ty W2 /ˈkaʊnti/
noun (
plural counties)
[countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: 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 matters:
Fairfax County, Virginia [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
county noun ADJ. border, coastal, rural the Welsh border counties
eastern, western, etc. | historic/historical the historic county of Westmorland (= that no longer exists)
| home London and the home counties (= the counties around London)
| native He was elected MP for his native county of Merioneth.
neighbouring | dry (= where it is illegal to sell alcohol)
VERB + COUNTY represent She represents the county in Parliament. COUNTY + NOUN boundary The river forms the county boundary.
town Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire (= the town where the local government offices are)
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council, councillor | court | library | cricket | championship, match (= in cricket)
PREP. in a/the ~ people who live in this county [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲