plural counties
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
: the largest territorial division for local government within a state of the U.S.
4
: the largest local administrative unit in various countries
county
adjective
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 June 2025
The newest addition to the fair, the Safeway Barn, is a memorial to the county’s agricultural past.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap sued his fellow Republicans on the county's board of supervisors on Friday, after a monthslong battle over which powers his position holds.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Under the large Environmental Health umbrella is the Retail Food Protection program, the county’s stronghold for enforcing and educating about California’s food safety standards in every retail food facility across the county.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
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Noun
Lou Vargo, the county's emergency management director, said at the press conference that two missing people were found after the flooding began on the evening of June 14.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 June 2025
The newest addition to the fair, the Safeway Barn, is a memorial to the county’s agricultural past.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap sued his fellow Republicans on the county's board of supervisors on Friday, after a monthslong battle over which powers his position holds.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Under the large Environmental Health umbrella is the Retail Food Protection program, the county’s stronghold for enforcing and educating about California’s food safety standards in every retail food facility across the county.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
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“County.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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