counties – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
county
n.
district, division of land
County
A
county, abbreviated
Cnty. (
US) or
Co. (
UK and
Ireland), 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 conté or
cunté denoting a
jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a
count (
earl) or a
viscount. The modern French is
comté, and its equivalents in other languages are
contea,
contado,
comtat,
condado,
Grafschaft,
graafschap,
Gau, etc. (cf.
conte,
comte,
conde,
Graf).
county
Noun
1. a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
(hypernym) region, part
(hyponym) Home Counties
(part-meronym) county seat, county courthouse
2. the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
county
n.
hrabství; územní správní celek
county
Rzecz.
hrabstwo
