county
Nghĩa (English)
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- 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).
- A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
- (slang) A jail operated by a county government.
- The land ruled by a count or a countess.
Synonyms
comitat
admistrative
ecclesiastical unit
borough
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈkaʊnti/
Từ nguyên (English)
In summary
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.
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Enniskillen is the county town and largest in both size and population .
Enniskillen là thị trấn quận và lớn nhất về cả quy mô và dân số.