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Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County proper noun: one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Martinez.

Proper noun

Contra Costa County

  1. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Martinez.
    • This image from body-worn camera video provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office shows Tyrell Wilson, left, holding a knife in his right hand, in front of Officer Andrew Hall in the middle of an intersection, March 11, 2021, in Danville, California.2022 October 30, Alaa Elassar, Rebekah Riess, Joe Sutton, “Former California police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Tyrell Wilson won’t be charged”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12...
    Synonyms:
    County of Contra Costa, Contra Costa

Synonyms of Contra Costa County

Origin of Contra Costa County

From Spanish Contra Costa (literally “opposite coast”).

Words formed from Contra Costa County

Questions about Contra Costa County

What does Contra Costa County mean?
Contra Costa County means one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Martinez.
What part of speech is Contra Costa County?
Contra Costa County is a proper noun.

Words near Contra Costa County in the dictionary

  1. contr.
  2. contra
  3. Contra Bourdon
  4. Contra Costa
  5. Contra Costa Centre
  6. Contra Costa County
  7. contra dance
  8. contra danced
  9. contra dances
  10. contra dancing
  11. contra proferentem

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