单词 | out-county |
释义 | out-countyadj. 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). < adj.1907 |
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