county
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,780 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,977 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (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
county in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The parties are still in the county.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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A valley and river in the County of Wicklow, Ireland.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Not a lord in all the county Is so great a lord as he.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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It was May, and Nature was renewing herself, for spring comes late in Humboldt County.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1
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I'll do my duty to my Team and County As long as I've a knuckle in its place; I have not many--look!
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1