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A Writer's Dictionary:

county Definition


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county
noun counties
    1. Any of the geographical divisions within England, Wales and Ireland that form the larger units of local government. Compare region (sense 2).
    2. In the USA: the main administrative subdivision within a state.
adj
    1. derog, informal
      Upper class; pertaining to the landed gentry.
Etymology: 15c: from French conté, from Latin comes count.



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