Plural of county
regular plural
The plural of county is counties.
Forms of county
| Singular | county /ˈkaʊnti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | counties /ˈkaʊntiz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Counties in a sentence
- The home counties are the Conservative heartland.From the entry heartland
- Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.From the entry milkshed
- Counties and provinces are subnational regions.From the entry subnational
- Thirteen Indiana counties have enacted data center moratoriums, including Fulton, Marshall and Starke counties.2026 July 18, Michelle L. Quinn, “Merrillville council extends data center moratorium by 6 months”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the…. From the entry Valparaiso
- Preston added that New California is active in virtually all 58 counties.2026 January 23, Mike Mangas, Timea Horvath, “Conservative group plans to split California, holds 'New California' convention in Redding”…. From the entry Preston
Meaning of county
- noun The land ruled by a count or a countess.
- noun 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).
- noun A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
Questions about the plural of county
- What is the plural of county?
- The plural of county is counties.
- Is county countable?
- County is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: county (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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