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noun
- 1. (in the US) a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services.
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a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the US: County Antrim. A county usually consists of several towns and the rural areas that surround them. Rutland is the smallest county in England. Texas is divided into 254 counties. Fewer examples.
noun (1) : the domain of a count. : one of the territorial divisions of England and Wales and formerly also of Scotland and Northern Ireland constituting the chief units for administrative, judicial, and political purposes.
County definition: the largest administrative division of a U.S. state. See examples of COUNTY used in a sentence.
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes [1] in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French comté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. [2] .
Oct 19, 2023 · A county is a territorial division and a unit of local government in some countries. Counties are usually made up of cities, towns, and rural populations. The functions of a county vary from country to country. In the United States, counties are usually government units below the state level.
A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
A county is a specific region of a state or country. While the United States is made up of 50 states, it also has over 3000 counties. In the U.S., a county is a separate administrative area of a state — in other words, there is a local government that manages each individual county.
noun. /ˈkaʊnti/. /ˈkaʊnti/. (plural counties) (abbreviation Co.) one of a number of areas that some countries are divided into, each with its own local government. rural counties west of the Mississippi. Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties. the southern/northern counties.
COUNTY meaning: an area of Britain, Ireland, or the US that has its own local government. Learn more.
1. The largest administrative division of most states in the United States. 2. a. A territorial division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions in Great Britain and Ireland. b. The territory under the jurisdiction of a count or earl. 3. The people living in a county.
