county

Signification

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkaʊnti/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

Two state highways cross Banner County .

Deux autoroutes d'État croisé le comté de Banner.

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

C'est la fleur du comté du comté anglais de Cheshire.

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

Le comté de San Juan borde l'Arizona, le Colorado et le Nouveau-Mexique aux quatre coins.

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

Il est au nord-ouest de Wellington, le siège du comté et à l'est de Hedley.

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

Le comté de McCreary est le seul comté du Kentucky à ne pas avoir une seule ville incorporée.

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

Il porte le nom de la ville de Bridgwater dans le comté anglais de Somerset.

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

Le village est situé approximativement au nord-ouest de la ville et de la ville du comté de Lincoln.

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

L'un des membres du Conseil était inquiet que le comté de Norfolk devienne "industrialisé" et "contre nature.