county

Significado

Noun

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 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
2. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
3. (slang) A jail operated by a county government.
4. The land ruled by a count or a countess.

Adj

Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkaʊnti/

Etimología

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.

Oraciones

Two state highways cross Banner County .

Dos autopistas estatales Cross Banner County.

It is the county flower of the English county of Cheshire .

Es la flor del condado del condado inglés de Cheshire.

San Juan County borders Arizona , Colorado , and New Mexico at the Four Corners .

El condado de San Juan limita con Arizona, Colorado y Nuevo México en las cuatro esquinas.

It is northwest of Wellington , the county seat , and east of Hedley .

Está al noroeste de Wellington, el asiento del condado, y al este de Hedley.

McCreary County is the only Kentucky county to not have a single incorporated city .

El condado de McCeary es el único condado de Kentucky que no tiene una sola ciudad incorporada.

It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset .

Lleva el nombre de la ciudad de Bridgwater en el condado inglés de Somerset.

The village is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln .

El pueblo está situado aproximadamente al noroeste de la ciudad y la ciudad del condado de Lincoln.

One of the council members were worried about Norfolk County becoming " industrialized " and " unnatural .

Uno de los miembros del consejo estaba preocupado de que el condado de Norfolk se "industrialice" y "antinatural.