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South County

South County proper noun: synonym of Washington County, Rhode Island.

Proper noun

South County

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of Washington County, Rhode Island.
  2. A region of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    • The main highway through the South County was the Hartford Turnpike, which was a direct route from Boston to Hartford and on to New Haven. […] The Boston and Hartford Turnpike cut across the southeastern corner of Worcester County, entering it from Bristol County at Mendon, passing through the...1934, John Nelson, Worcester County: A Narrative History, volume 2, New York: American Historical Society, →OCLC, page 498
    • The Worcester Bus Co. (791-8106) serves the hilltowns east and west of the city while ABC Bus Lines and Bonanza (from the Greyhound terminal) serve the Blackstone and South County towns.1979, Christina Tree, “Central Massachusetts”, in Massachusetts: An Explorer's Guide, Taftsville, VT: Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 257
  3. A region of St. Louis County, Missouri.

Synonyms of South County

Questions about South County

What does South County mean?
South County means synonym of Washington County, Rhode Island.
What part of speech is South County?
South County is a proper noun.

Words near South County in the dictionary

  1. South Chungcheong
  2. South Church
  3. South Cockerington
  4. South Coogee
  5. South Cotabato
  6. South County
  7. South Coventry
  8. South Creake
  9. South Croydon
  10. South Dakota
  11. South Dakotan

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