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Synonyms for county


Grammar : Noun
Spell : koun-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊn ti



Définition of county

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French counte, from Late Latin comitatus "jurisdiction of a count," from Latin comes (see count (n.)); replaced Old English scir "shire."
  • noun province or district of area
Example sentences :
  • Were I a man, she should suppose I was aiming to carry the county—Popularity!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Reflecting, by your ostentation, upon all the ladies in the county, who do not as you do.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Mr. Burke, don't you know from what county of fairyland Helen hails?
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "The jail of the county is at Welland, the county town," replied the constable.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The station for which we are bound is Elgin, the county town of Morayshire.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • I spoke to him a little while before he died, and found that he came from my own county.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • His funeral was such a one as was never known before or since in the county!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Put him in for a borough, and he would be just as well content as if he carried the county.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It is a peaceful place, and more like an English county town than most of its friends.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • I see it this mornin' in the 'County Democrat,' when I was doin' up my wrist, an' you was all so busy.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

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