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- Dictionarycounty/ˈkaʊnti/
noun
- 1. a territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration: "one of the most attractive towns in the county"
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COUNTY definition: 1. a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the…. Learn more.
County definition: the largest administrative division of a U.S. state. See examples of COUNTY used in a sentence.
noun (1) coun· ty ˈkau̇n-tē. pluralcounties. 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.
A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government. He is living now in his mother's home county of Oxfordshire. Over 50 events are planned throughout the county.
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] .
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTY [ count ] : an area of a state or country that is larger than a city and has its own government to deal with local matters
A county is a specific region of a state or country. While the United States is made up of 50 states, it also has 3,144 counties. In the US, a county is a separate administrative area of a state — in other words, there is a local government that manages each individual country.
COUNTY definition: an area of Britain, Ireland, or the US that has its own local government. Learn more.
noun. /ˈkaʊnti/. /ˈkaʊnti/. (plural counties) (abbreviation Co.) jump to other results. 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.
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.
