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How to pronounce county in English?

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Type Words
Type of region, part
Has types wight, isle of wight


the county has a population of 12,345 people.
Type Words
Type of administrative division, territorial division, administrative district


the county plans to build a new road.

Examples of county

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Borizov, who returns to court Jan. 21, remained in the county jail without bond.
From the dailyherald.com
Bogmenko received credit toward his prison term for 500 days in the county jail.
From the dailyherald.com
The state Supreme Court in December 2009 said the county needs to do the review.
From the thenewstribune.com
Safety concerns made little notice imperative, county engineer Brian Stacy said.
From the thenewstribune.com
The county was collecting the money from the CRA and returning it to Marineland.
From the news-journalonline.com
County officials think a surge valve failed or an interconnection was left open.
From the news-journalonline.com
Will voters be willing to cough up a little more green to keep the county green?
From the dailyherald.com
The Westminster City Council race proved to be one of the closest in the county.
From the ocregister.com
The Jacobs paid $2,590 in property taxes last year, according to county records.
From the orlandosentinel.com
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  • (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
  • (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"
  • A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes, in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French contu00E9 or cuntu00E9 denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. The modern French is comtu00E9, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, Gau, etc. (cf...
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  • The counties of Ireland are land divisions, originally formed following the Norman invasion. Between the late 1190s and 1607, the island of Ireland was divided by the historic Kingdom of Ireland into thirty-two counties (contae or condae). ...
  • New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is segmented into five boroughs. A borough is a unique form of government that administers the five fundamental constituent parts of the consolidated city. ...
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