county

Definition of county in English English dictionary: A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions, as in traditional county; An administrative region of various countries, including Canada, China, Croatia, France, the Republic of Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro and Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States; The land ruled by a count or a countess; {n} a shire, portion of a country, court; {a} relating to a county or shire; A political subdivision of a State; A count; an earl or lord; A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; called also a shire; The words "the county" or "this county" shall mean the County of Solano; A territorial division of land in a geographic region (state or province) Similar to Regions and Regional Municipality; Name of the county in which the service address is located; County in which the site is located 003 - Clark County, Nevada 009 - Esmeralda County, Nevada 017 - Lincoln County, Nevada 023 - Nye County, Nevada; The highest level of census geography in England & Wales (equivalent of Region in Scotland) Counties have recently been replaced by a totally new local government geography '91 geography '81 geography; County Code (FIPS); Division for local government New land cessions were first laid out into "original counties" which were then subdivided into newly created counties in a continuous process that lasted until 1924 Lottery grants are always cited by original county, while headright grants could also be issued in "modern" counties; (100% City, County, Town or Village); A division within a state, usually encompassing one or more cities or towns; The county in which the district's administrative office resides This is not necessarily the same as the county in which all the schools or students are located back to top; The Texas county where the facility is located; Schools State schools in England and Wales which are wholly owned and maintained by local education authorities; A US government division that is larger than a single city but smaller than a state; the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"; An estate entity consisting of at least 40 members and ruled by a Count or Countess; A county is a legal subdivision of the state All of the state's land area is inside one of its 92 counties Counties provide police protection through the sheriff's office, courts and jails, welfare aid, park and recreation services, health services, road and bridge construction and maintenance, and other functions Officers of the county which are established by the Indiana Constitution include the clerk of the court, auditor, recorder, treasurer, sheriff, coroner and surveyor Officers of the county established by statute include the council members, commissioners and assessor; a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"; An earldom; the domain of a count or earl; shall mean the County of Orange; the County of Los Angeles; means the County Commissioners of Carroll County, Maryland, a body corporate and politic; - the largest territorial division of a state; {i} district, division of land; A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government. Over 50 events are planned throughout the county. W2S1 counties an area of a state or country that has its own government to deal with local matters; a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road; chairperson commissioners deputy manager manager map, districts; Noun (Plural: Counties) An administrative area of England, such as Leicestershire However, originally this was the area controlled by a Count or an Earl, especially in Medieval Europe If a Count/Earl held more than one county, he could appoint a Viscount to carry out his affairs; The name of the county in which the site is located or incident occurs; the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road; A geographically oriented political subdivision for local government Different countries established counties differently The Republic of Ireland, for example, subdivides directly to county governments The United States, being larger, subdivides into states and those states subdivide into counties Counties are usually divided into towns or (in the eastern U S ) townships
County Durham: A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire; county town Durham
Usage note: Sometimes referred to simply as Durham, but never as Durham County.
county family: In Britain and Ireland, a family of the landed gentry
Walford's County Families (title).
county seat: The city in which the offices of county government are located
Lawrence is the county seat for Douglas county.
county town: The principal town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom
County Down: a district in southeast Northern Ireland, next to the Irish Sea
county agent: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
county agent: A government employee who serves as a consultant and adviser in a chiefly rural county on such matters as agriculture, education, and home economics
county assessor: - The elected official responsible for the valuation and assessment of property In some counties, the Assessor also collects the personal property tax
county assessor: One who sets value of property for taxation purposes
county college: part time school for young people aged 15-18 (Britain)
county council: A county council is an organization which runs local government in a county in Britain. Devon County Council. a group of people who are elected to the local government of a county, especially in Britain
county council: the elected governing body of a county
county court: Conducts trials involving misdemeanor charges
county court: The County Court hears most criminal cases, and also holds the initial committal procedings for High Court trials
county court: A county court is a local court which deals with private disputes between people, but does not deal with serious crimes. a local court of law. In Britain county courts deal with private quarrels between people rather than with serious crimes. In the US they also deal with less important criminal cases
county court: Civil actions (see 'civil action') for personal injury not exceeding £50,000 must be started in this court In any event civil actions worth less than £25,000 must be tried in a county court
county court: In Victoria the Court with the jurisdiction to hear both civil and criminal matters Matters of a civil nature (as is relevant in these web pages) with a monetary value limit of $200,000 are brought in the County Court Matters with a monetary limit of less than $40,000 can be brought at the Magistrates’ Court For personal injury type matters no monetary limit is set in the County Court
county fair: A fair usually held every year at the same location in a county, especially for the competitive showing of livestock and farm products. an event that happens each year in a particular county, with games and competitions for the best farm animals, cooking etc
county line: the boundary between two counties
county palatine: the territory of a count palatine
county palatine: The domain of a count palatine in England or Ireland
county seat: government of a county
county seat: A county seat is the same as a county town. A town or city that is the administrative center of its county
county seat: the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
county town: government of a county
county town: A county town is the most important town in a county, where the local government is. We met in Dorchester, Dorset's bustling county town. A county seat. Also called shire town. .county 'seat the town in a county where its government is
county town: the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
32 county: The whole of the island of Ireland, ignoring the distinction between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
County.: CO
Kingdom County: County Kerry
Orange County: A county in southern California, abbreviation OC (usually with "the.") County Seat: Santa Ana
Orange County: A county in Indiana. County Seat: Paoli
Orange County: A county in New York. County Seat: Goshen
Orange County: A county in North Carolina. County Seat: Hillsborough
Orange County: A county in Texas. County Seat: Orange
Orange County: A county in Florida, home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld Orlando and several other tourist destinations. County Seat: Orlando
Orange County: A county in Vermont. County Seat: Chelsea
Orange County: A county in Virginia. County Seat: Orange
traditional county: any of the historic divisions of the British Isles no longer used for administrative purposes in favour of ceremonial counties and administrative counties
traditional county: A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, County Tipperary, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Jonkoping County: {i} county in southern Sweden
Marin County: an area to the north of San Francisco, California, where many wealthy people live
Orange County: {i} county in Southern California (USA)
Test and County Cricket Board: TCCB an organization in the UK that governs the way professional cricket is played
counties: plural of county

county

Hyphenation

coun·ty

Turkish pronunciation

kauni

Synonyms

canton, constituency, division, shire

Pronunciation

/ˈkounē/ /ˈkaʊniː/

Etymology

[ 'kaun-tE ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English counte, from Middle French conté, from Medieval Latin comitatus, from Late Latin, office of a count, from comit-, comes count; more at COUNT.