Definition of county in English:

county

nounPlural counties ˈkaʊntiˈkaʊn(t)i

1A territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration.
郡；县
one of the most attractive towns in the county
as modifier administration at county level
Example sentencesExamples
- The violent attack on the county chief is a serious challenge to state authority that should never be tolerated under any circumstance.
- This moved away from the British idea of counties and parishes as the territorial units of local government.
- But the county's fire chief said he thought the dispute was damaging and could be protracted.
- He outlined in particular, the importance of the local hospital for the county.
- On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters drove trucks into the county administration building and injured a score of police troops on guard.
- England is also a culture of many smaller regionalisms, still centered on the old governmental unit of the county and the local villages and towns.
- Most of the close contacts and people under observation were locals from the county.
- When he asked the county administration for a copy, he was told the permit couldn't be found.
- Local councils across the county have also signed up to the campaign.
- He pointed out that in other counties the local GP carried out the inspections, which fast tracked the grant approval process.
- The results in the local county assembly election district were more mixed.
- Furthermore, they competed with local authorities from 31 counties for this prestigious award.
- Residents have urged the county's traffic chiefs to fund separate safety measures in a bid to halt the mounting death toll.
- That means in areas which still have county councils, either the county or the local district would have to go.
- All the local counties are organising activities so you cannot complain of boredom!
- In this article, we refer to all county-level units as counties.
- Residents will have the chance to express their views and concerns about local policing to the county's chief constable in a live webchat next week.
- But he claimed highways chiefs from the county's local councils had been insistent that the 11 additional sites were needed now.
- The majority live and work in every corner of the county - delivering local, not remote services.
- Most county and local governments, including school districts, also offer some sort of supplementary compensation.
Synonyms
shire, province, territory, administrative unit, sector, department, state
region, district, area, zone
archaic demesne
1. 1.1British A sporting team playing for a county.
  〈英〉郡体育队；县运动队
  it is the county's third final in four years
  Example sentencesExamples
  The county's governing body is launching a veterans' league, mainly consisting of semi-professionals who are beyond their sell-by date.
  The competition is being held at Rugby School and has attracted county teams from across the country.
  The India ‘A’ team was aware of the fact that it would not be pitted against the first eleven of the county teams.
  But who, if anyone, will become the first overseas player to score a century on his championship debut for the county?
  He struck 14 fours off 119 balls while his teammate's unbeaten 21 equalled his career-best score for the county.
  His introduction to Test cricket in 1993 saw him savaged by the Australians and he looked like another devastating county bowler not tough enough for England.
  It's vital for us as a team and as a county that we get to the final.
  They have probably the best forward unit in the county and a strong midfield.
  All three have come up through the county sides, the boys, the colts and the full county teams.
  West Yorkshire again took the county team title.
  He was the leading scorer for his county despite his team finishing last in the championships.
  I was brought up in Leicestershire and I used to play for the county team at Under 15 to Under 19 level.
  He used to play hockey for a national league team and his county but nowadays he runs to keep fit.
  Many, many more who couldn't get in and went and played for other counties.
  He has a bat to give away to the first kid that can name the English county team he played for.
2. 1.2 (in the US) a political and administrative division of a state.
  〈美〉县（州的行政区划）
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said a state law required the county to give the major political parties their copies for free.
  It's a big deal here, in a county where politics means everything.
  The county has a political structure that has pushed for integrated housing and public facilities.
  The data were initially collected at the county level for all metropolitan counties in the United States.
  His spending blazed a new path through the county's usual political circuit.
  The supervisors may be able to exert political pressure, but have little other power over the county's transportation plans.
  He also was the only pro-life Democratic politician in the county.
  Critics charged that the board favored certain counties with ties to the political party in power.
  Meanwhile, the man and his family have retaliated against the county and its political system.
  The sites can be used to highlight important issues being tackled in the community as well as basic information such as county division and political party.
  He also asked for an assurance that I not am involved politically in espousing equal rights in the county.
  That alone made it an alluring county for political consultants to work in.
  The political absorption of the county by London gathered pace in the 19th cent.
  On the basis of his study of the political conflict in that county, the author argues that the civil war was in its beginning a revolt against high taxes.
  Here was the role of parliament, building up and extending the active social and political life of the counties and towns.
  Synonyms
  province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, area, district, sector, zone
3. 1.3British as modifier Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county.
  a county grande dame
  世家贵妇人。
  Synonyms
  landowning, landed, upper-class, well born, high-born, noble-born, noble, aristocratic, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
  British upmarket
  informal upper-crust, top-drawer, {huntin', shootin', and fishin'}, tweedy, classy, posh
  archaic gentle, of gentle birth

Origin

Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comitatus, from comes, comit- (see count²). The word seems first to have denoted a periodical meeting held to transact shire business.

Rhymes

bounty, Mountie

Definition of county in US English:

county

nounˈkoun(t)ēˈkaʊn(t)i

1(in the US) a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a big deal here, in a county where politics means everything.
- On the basis of his study of the political conflict in that county, the author argues that the civil war was in its beginning a revolt against high taxes.
- The data were initially collected at the county level for all metropolitan counties in the United States.
- That alone made it an alluring county for political consultants to work in.
- Meanwhile, the man and his family have retaliated against the county and its political system.
- Here was the role of parliament, building up and extending the active social and political life of the counties and towns.
- The supervisors may be able to exert political pressure, but have little other power over the county's transportation plans.
- His spending blazed a new path through the county's usual political circuit.
- The county has a political structure that has pushed for integrated housing and public facilities.
- He also asked for an assurance that I not am involved politically in espousing equal rights in the county.
- Critics charged that the board favored certain counties with ties to the political party in power.
- He said a state law required the county to give the major political parties their copies for free.
- He also was the only pro-life Democratic politician in the county.
- The sites can be used to highlight important issues being tackled in the community as well as basic information such as county division and political party.
- The political absorption of the county by London gathered pace in the 19th cent.
Synonyms
province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, area, district, sector, zone
1. 1.1 A territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration.
  郡；县
  Example sentencesExamples
  The majority live and work in every corner of the county - delivering local, not remote services.
  He pointed out that in other counties the local GP carried out the inspections, which fast tracked the grant approval process.
  Most of the close contacts and people under observation were locals from the county.
  This moved away from the British idea of counties and parishes as the territorial units of local government.
  He outlined in particular, the importance of the local hospital for the county.
  England is also a culture of many smaller regionalisms, still centered on the old governmental unit of the county and the local villages and towns.
  Residents have urged the county's traffic chiefs to fund separate safety measures in a bid to halt the mounting death toll.
  That means in areas which still have county councils, either the county or the local district would have to go.
  Furthermore, they competed with local authorities from 31 counties for this prestigious award.
  Residents will have the chance to express their views and concerns about local policing to the county's chief constable in a live webchat next week.
  Local councils across the county have also signed up to the campaign.
  Most county and local governments, including school districts, also offer some sort of supplementary compensation.
  The violent attack on the county chief is a serious challenge to state authority that should never be tolerated under any circumstance.
  On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters drove trucks into the county administration building and injured a score of police troops on guard.
  But he claimed highways chiefs from the county's local councils had been insistent that the 11 additional sites were needed now.
  When he asked the county administration for a copy, he was told the permit couldn't be found.
  All the local counties are organising activities so you cannot complain of boredom!
  But the county's fire chief said he thought the dispute was damaging and could be protracted.
  The results in the local county assembly election district were more mixed.
  In this article, we refer to all county-level units as counties.
  Synonyms
  shire, province, territory, administrative unit, sector, department, state

Origin

Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comitatus, from comes, comit- (see count). The word seems first to have denoted a periodical meeting held to transact shire business.

词汇	county
释义	Definition of county in English: county nounPlural counties ˈkaʊntiˈkaʊn(t)i 1A territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration. 郡；县 one of the most attractive towns in the county as modifier administration at county level Example sentencesExamples The violent attack on the county chief is a serious challenge to state authority that should never be tolerated under any circumstance. This moved away from the British idea of counties and parishes as the territorial units of local government. But the county's fire chief said he thought the dispute was damaging and could be protracted. He outlined in particular, the importance of the local hospital for the county. On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters drove trucks into the county administration building and injured a score of police troops on guard. England is also a culture of many smaller regionalisms, still centered on the old governmental unit of the county and the local villages and towns. Most of the close contacts and people under observation were locals from the county. When he asked the county administration for a copy, he was told the permit couldn't be found. Local councils across the county have also signed up to the campaign. He pointed out that in other counties the local GP carried out the inspections, which fast tracked the grant approval process. The results in the local county assembly election district were more mixed. Furthermore, they competed with local authorities from 31 counties for this prestigious award. Residents have urged the county's traffic chiefs to fund separate safety measures in a bid to halt the mounting death toll. That means in areas which still have county councils, either the county or the local district would have to go. All the local counties are organising activities so you cannot complain of boredom! In this article, we refer to all county-level units as counties. Residents will have the chance to express their views and concerns about local policing to the county's chief constable in a live webchat next week. But he claimed highways chiefs from the county's local councils had been insistent that the 11 additional sites were needed now. The majority live and work in every corner of the county - delivering local, not remote services. Most county and local governments, including school districts, also offer some sort of supplementary compensation. Synonyms shire, province, territory, administrative unit, sector, department, state region, district, area, zone archaic demesne 1.1British A sporting team playing for a county. 〈英〉郡体育队；县运动队 it is the county's third final in four years Example sentencesExamples The county's governing body is launching a veterans' league, mainly consisting of semi-professionals who are beyond their sell-by date. The competition is being held at Rugby School and has attracted county teams from across the country. The India ‘A’ team was aware of the fact that it would not be pitted against the first eleven of the county teams. But who, if anyone, will become the first overseas player to score a century on his championship debut for the county? He struck 14 fours off 119 balls while his teammate's unbeaten 21 equalled his career-best score for the county. His introduction to Test cricket in 1993 saw him savaged by the Australians and he looked like another devastating county bowler not tough enough for England. It's vital for us as a team and as a county that we get to the final. They have probably the best forward unit in the county and a strong midfield. All three have come up through the county sides, the boys, the colts and the full county teams. West Yorkshire again took the county team title. He was the leading scorer for his county despite his team finishing last in the championships. I was brought up in Leicestershire and I used to play for the county team at Under 15 to Under 19 level. He used to play hockey for a national league team and his county but nowadays he runs to keep fit. Many, many more who couldn't get in and went and played for other counties. He has a bat to give away to the first kid that can name the English county team he played for. 1.2 (in the US) a political and administrative division of a state. 〈美〉县（州的行政区划） Example sentencesExamples He said a state law required the county to give the major political parties their copies for free. It's a big deal here, in a county where politics means everything. The county has a political structure that has pushed for integrated housing and public facilities. The data were initially collected at the county level for all metropolitan counties in the United States. His spending blazed a new path through the county's usual political circuit. The supervisors may be able to exert political pressure, but have little other power over the county's transportation plans. He also was the only pro-life Democratic politician in the county. Critics charged that the board favored certain counties with ties to the political party in power. Meanwhile, the man and his family have retaliated against the county and its political system. The sites can be used to highlight important issues being tackled in the community as well as basic information such as county division and political party. He also asked for an assurance that I not am involved politically in espousing equal rights in the county. That alone made it an alluring county for political consultants to work in. The political absorption of the county by London gathered pace in the 19th cent. On the basis of his study of the political conflict in that county, the author argues that the civil war was in its beginning a revolt against high taxes. Here was the role of parliament, building up and extending the active social and political life of the counties and towns. Synonyms province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, area, district, sector, zone 1.3British as modifier Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. a county grande dame 世家贵妇人。 Synonyms landowning, landed, upper-class, well born, high-born, noble-born, noble, aristocratic, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth British upmarket informal upper-crust, top-drawer, {huntin', shootin', and fishin'}, tweedy, classy, posh archaic gentle, of gentle birth Origin Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comitatus, from comes, comit- (see count²). The word seems first to have denoted a periodical meeting held to transact shire business. Rhymes bounty, Mountie Definition of county in US English: county nounˈkoun(t)ēˈkaʊn(t)i 1(in the US) a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services. Example sentencesExamples It's a big deal here, in a county where politics means everything. On the basis of his study of the political conflict in that county, the author argues that the civil war was in its beginning a revolt against high taxes. The data were initially collected at the county level for all metropolitan counties in the United States. That alone made it an alluring county for political consultants to work in. Meanwhile, the man and his family have retaliated against the county and its political system. Here was the role of parliament, building up and extending the active social and political life of the counties and towns. The supervisors may be able to exert political pressure, but have little other power over the county's transportation plans. His spending blazed a new path through the county's usual political circuit. The county has a political structure that has pushed for integrated housing and public facilities. He also asked for an assurance that I not am involved politically in espousing equal rights in the county. Critics charged that the board favored certain counties with ties to the political party in power. He said a state law required the county to give the major political parties their copies for free. He also was the only pro-life Democratic politician in the county. The sites can be used to highlight important issues being tackled in the community as well as basic information such as county division and political party. The political absorption of the county by London gathered pace in the 19th cent. Synonyms province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, area, district, sector, zone 1.1 A territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration. 郡；县 Example sentencesExamples The majority live and work in every corner of the county - delivering local, not remote services. He pointed out that in other counties the local GP carried out the inspections, which fast tracked the grant approval process. Most of the close contacts and people under observation were locals from the county. This moved away from the British idea of counties and parishes as the territorial units of local government. He outlined in particular, the importance of the local hospital for the county. England is also a culture of many smaller regionalisms, still centered on the old governmental unit of the county and the local villages and towns. Residents have urged the county's traffic chiefs to fund separate safety measures in a bid to halt the mounting death toll. That means in areas which still have county councils, either the county or the local district would have to go. Furthermore, they competed with local authorities from 31 counties for this prestigious award. Residents will have the chance to express their views and concerns about local policing to the county's chief constable in a live webchat next week. Local councils across the county have also signed up to the campaign. Most county and local governments, including school districts, also offer some sort of supplementary compensation. The violent attack on the county chief is a serious challenge to state authority that should never be tolerated under any circumstance. On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters drove trucks into the county administration building and injured a score of police troops on guard. But he claimed highways chiefs from the county's local councils had been insistent that the 11 additional sites were needed now. When he asked the county administration for a copy, he was told the permit couldn't be found. All the local counties are organising activities so you cannot complain of boredom! But the county's fire chief said he thought the dispute was damaging and could be protracted. The results in the local county assembly election district were more mixed. In this article, we refer to all county-level units as counties. Synonyms shire, province, territory, administrative unit, sector, department, state Origin Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comitatus, from comes, comit- (see count). The word seems first to have denoted a periodical meeting held to transact shire business.
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