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county

DEFINITIONS OF: county

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n (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

“the county plans to build a new road”
Type of:
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
a district defined for administrative purposes

n (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

“the county has a population of 12,345 people”
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Home Counties
the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
Avon
a county in southwestern England
Berkshire
a county in southern England
Cornwall
a hilly county in southwestern England
Cumbria
a county of northwestern England
Devonshire
a county in southwestern England
Essex
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
Gloucestershire
a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
Hampshire
a county of southern England on the English Channel
Hertfordshire
a county in southern England
Kent
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
Somerset
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
East Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel
West Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel
Leicestershire
a largely agricultural county in central England
Lincolnshire
an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
Northumberland
the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
Surrey
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
North Yorkshire
a county in northern England
West Yorkshire
a metropolitan county in northern England
South Yorkshire
a metropolitan county in northern England
Northamptonshire
a county is central England
Sussex
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
Types:
Isle of Wight, Wight
an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
Type of:
part, region
the extended spatial location of something
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