plural counties
1
: the domain of a count
2
a
: 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
b(1)
: the people of a county
(2)
British
: the gentry of a county
3
: the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the U.S.
4
: the largest local administrative unit in various countries
county
adjective
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
The influx of rain caused flooding in several areas including Alamance, Chatham, Moore, Orange and Person counties, according to the Citizen Times.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Johnson also emphasized how her fight for additional victim and witness advocates in the recent county budget can help reduce crime.
—Pj Green
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Brown-Martin stepped down after the operating deficit at the Milwaukee County Transit System caught other county officials off guard.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The calculation, in theory, frees analysts from the ambiguity of some potentially misleading factors (like population) and allows for easy comparisons across counties, states, and countries.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
The influx of rain caused flooding in several areas including Alamance, Chatham, Moore, Orange and Person counties, according to the Citizen Times.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Johnson also emphasized how her fight for additional victim and witness advocates in the recent county budget can help reduce crime.
—Pj Green
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Brown-Martin stepped down after the operating deficit at the Milwaukee County Transit System caught other county officials off guard.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for county
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“County.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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