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English Dictionary: county by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
county
n
  1. (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
  2. (United States) the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t?), n.; pl. {Counties} (-t[?]z). [F.
      comt[?], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.]
      1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]
  
      2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom,
            separated from the rest of the territory, for certain
            purposes in the administration of justice and public
            affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}.
  
                     Every county, every town, every family, was in
                     agitation.                                          --Macaulay.
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