Meaning
A large area inside a country, with its own local government.
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Word origin
From Old French conte, the land held by a count, from Latin comes.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- conte
- English cognates
- count
Grammar
Examples
Kent England.
Britain and Ireland are divided into counties.
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The plural changes y to ies: "counties".
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In the United States a county is a smaller part of a state.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 6: county, sail, pot and 7 more words.