the largest administrative division of a U.S. state: Miami, Florida, is in Dade County.
one of the chief administrative divisions of a country or state, as in Great Britain and Ireland.
one of the larger divisions for purposes of local administration, as in Canada and New Zealand.
the territory of a county, especially its rural areas: We farmed out in the county before moving to town.
the inhabitants of a county: It was supposed to be a secret, but you told the whole county.
the domain of a count or earl.
Origin of county
1
1250–1300; Middle English counte<Anglo-French counté,Old French cunté, conte<Late Latin comitātus imperial seat, office of a comes (see count2), equivalent to Latin comit-, stem of comes + -ātus-ate3 (or by reanalysis of Latin comitātus escort, retinue, originally verbal noun of comitārī to accompany, derivative of comes
Words nearby county
country store, countrywide, countrywoman, countship, count to ten, county, county agent, county board, county borough, county clerk, county commissioner
Definition for county (2 of 2)
county2
[ koun-tee ]
/ ˈkaʊn ti /
nounObsolete.
count2.
Origin of county
2
1540–50; <Anglo-French countecount2; -y by confusion with county1
Another dataset, Dave Leip’s Atlas of Elections, enabled the researchers to evaluate each party’s share of votes per county in midterm and presidential elections.
They have traditionally been funded by county resources and depend on volunteers.
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The city of San Diego can nearly call the shots at SANDAG all on its own, since cities representing a majority of county residents can overrule any decision made by the rest of the board.
Politics Report: Who Will Get the Midway Rose?|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|August 15, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Ivey, however, like the county, cited the emergency as the reason for not immediately providing records.
We’re Suing for COVID-19 Data|Scott Lewis and Jesse Marx|August 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego
He wanted the county representative to see this neatly ordered world he created, so that such a program might be brought to other schools districts across California.
The Learning Curve: One School District Stayed Open – and Didn’t Have Problems|Will Huntsberry|August 13, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, not every county medical examiner can spot CTE on microscopic slides.
Will the NCAA Let Ohio State’s Kosta Karageorge Die in Vain?|Robert Silverman|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.
Gay Marriage Chaos Begins|Jay Michaelson|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are and always have been a country of city and county, downtowns and small towns.
Andrew Cuomo Ignores Rural New York|David Fontana|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This creates a fierce political competition between city and county governments and within county governments.
Ferguson and the Urban-Suburban Race Conflict|Michael Tomasky|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first abstract of votes polled in St. Croix county was for delegate to Congress and for county officers.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
Hart County was named for her, and the town of Hartford, which in 1810 was the county seat of Pulaski.
Revolutionary Reader|Sophie Lee Foster
We ought to take quite a place in the county, and challenge other schools for matches.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
His lips were tight pressed, his eyes hard, as he rode by the jail again and out into the county road.
The Short Cut|Jackson Gregory
The county has eight parliamentary divisions, each returning one member.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
British Dictionary definitions for county
county
/ (ˈkaʊntɪ) /
nounplural-ties
any of the administrative or geographic subdivisions of certain states, esp any of the major units into which England and Wales are or have been divided for purposes of local government
(as modifier)county cricket
NZan electoral division in a rural area
obsoletethe lands under the jurisdiction of a count or earl
adjective
Britishinformalhaving the characteristics and habits of the inhabitants of country houses and estates, esp an upper-class accent and an interest in horses, dogs, etc
Word Origin for county
C14: from Old French conté land belonging to a count, from Late Latin comitātus office of a count, from comescount ²