county

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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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkaʊnti/

Etimologia

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.

Frasi

Two state highways cross Banner County .

Due autostrade statali Cross Banner County.

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

È il fiore della contea della contea inglese del Cheshire.

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

La contea di San Juan confina con Arizona, Colorado e New Mexico ai Four Corners.

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

Si trova a nord -ovest di Wellington, il seggio della contea e ad est di Hedley.

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

La contea di McCreary è l'unica contea del Kentucky a non avere una sola città incorporata.

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

Prende il nome dalla città di Bridgwater nella contea inglese di Somerset.

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

Il villaggio è situato a nord-ovest dalla città e nella contea di Lincoln.

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

Uno dei membri del consiglio era preoccupato che la contea di Norfolk diventasse "industrializzata" e "innaturale.