county
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
Noun 2 meanings
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
“traditional county”
Adjective 1 meaning
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
Etymology
From Middle English countee, counte, conte, from Anglo-Norman counté, Old French conté (French comté), from Latin comitātus (“jurisdiction of a count”), from comes (“count, earl”). Cognate with Spanish condado (“county”) and Italian contea (“county”). Doublet of comitatus, borrowed directly from Latin.
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COUNTY at a glance
COUNTY has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1 + Y 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #618 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with county
All rhymesOne letter away
- COUNTS8
- BOUNTY11
- COONTY11
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