| 单词 | county |
| 释义 | county county1 /kown"tee/, n. , pl. counties. 1. the largest administrative division of a U.S. state: Miami, Florida, is in Dade County. 2. one of the chief administrative divisions of a country or state, as in Great Britain and Ireland. 3. one of the larger divisions for purposes of local administration, as in Canada and New Zealand. 4. the territory of a county, esp. its rural areas: We farmed out in the county before moving to town. 5. the inhabitants of a county: It was supposed to be a secret, but you told the whole county. 6. the domain of a count or earl. [1250-1300; ME counte < AF counté, OF cunté, conte < LL comitatus imperial seat, office of a comes (see COUNT2), equiv. to L comit-, s. of comes + -atus -ATE3 (or by reanalysis of L comitatus escort, retinue, orig. v. noun of comitari to accompany, deriv. of comes] county2 /kown"tee/, n. Obs. count2. [1540-50; < AF counte COUNT2; -y by confusion with COUNTY1] |
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