county
IPA: kˈaʊnti
noun
- 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.
- (US, slang, uncountable) A jail operated by a county government.
- (historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
adjective
- Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
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Examples of "county" in Sentences
- The county seat is the City of Pueblo.
- The city is the county seat of Bacon County.
- The city is the county seat of Butte County.
- The city is the county seat of Crisp County.
- The county and the city are the same entity.
- Cashier of the city and county is San Francisco.
- Cashier of the city and county of San Francisco.
- It is the governmental center of the city and county.
- It lies southwest of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County.