counties

Noun

county (countable and uncountable, plural counties)

1. (historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.
   • The first of the principalities of the Low Countries to take clear shape was the county of Flanders.2018, Paul Arblaster, A History of the Low Countries

   Synonyms:

   countship, countdom

2. An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
   • Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list. […] FAIR says the county is a sanctuary because it...2018 May 10, Stephen Dinan, “Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants”, in The Washington Times

   Synonyms:

   hsien

3. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
   • traditional county
4. (US, slang, uncountable) A jail operated by a county government.
   • He can't come; he's up in the county for agg assault.

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