county

Significado (Inglês)

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/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.

Frases

Two state highways cross Banner County .

Duas rodovias estaduais Cross Banner County.

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

É a flor do condado do condado inglês de Cheshire.

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

San Juan County faz fronteira com o Arizona, Colorado e Novo México nos quatro cantos.

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

É a noroeste de Wellington, a sede do condado e a leste de Hedley.

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

O Condado de McCreary é o único condado de Kentucky a não ter uma única cidade incorporada.

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

É nomeado após a cidade de Bridgwater, no condado inglês de Somerset.

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

A vila está situada aproximadamente a noroeste da cidade e da cidade de Lincoln.

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

Um dos membros do conselho estava preocupado com o fato de o condado de Norfolk se tornar "industrializado" e "não natural.