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单词 out-county
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out-countyadj.

Brit. /ˈaʊtˌkaʊnti/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌkaʊn(t)i/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, county n.1
Etymology: < out- prefix + county n.1
Situated, or coming from, outside a particular county.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [adjective] > relating to a county > outside a county
out-county1907
1907 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 70 221 The 1,547 London insane patients accommodated, under contract, in out-county asylums.
1961 Observer 26 Mar. 12/6 A..version of this scheme..was shown..to representatives of the L.C.C.'s expanding ‘out-county’ towns.
1963 Times 16 Feb. 12/3 This is one of the oldest of the 15 ‘out-county’ estates of the L.C.C. and contains altogether 9,584 dwellings.
1972 Where? Feb. 63/2 She could opt to go to another college outside the area, so long as she was prepared to pay the higher fees which generally apply to out-county students.
1987 Buses Dec. 538/1 London Buses interestingly gained some evening work on local authority out-county routes in Surrey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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