contea

Meaning

1. (feminine, historical) county (territory of a count or countess)
2. (feminine) earldom

Concepts

county

earldom

nation

shire

territory

homeland

district

Synonyms

paese

stato

territorio

contado

paesetto

pintura

Translations

condado

condado

comté

comtat

Grafschaft

κομητεία

département

επαρχία

graafschap

Landkreis

provincie

περιφέρεια

πατρίδα

County

Hyphenated as

con‧tè‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/konˈtɛ.a/

Etymology

From Old French conté, from Latin comitātus. Doublet of contado.