county
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noun
(plural
counties
)
(in the
US
) a
political
and
administrative
division
of a
state
, providing certain
local
governmental
service
s.: (米国において)地方行政の業務を行う、州の政治的行政的な区分
｟米｠ 郡〘州(
state
)の下位の行政区画; ｟略｠
Co.
〙
a
territorial
division
of some
countries
, forming the
chief
unit
of
local
administration
.: 地方行政の最高位の単位を作る、いくつかの国の地域的な区分
｟英｠ 州; ｟アイル｠ 県〘地方行政の最大区画; 日本の県にあたる〙
DERIVATIVES
countywide
adjective & adverb
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
conte
, from
Latin
comitatus
, from
comes
,
comit-
(see
count
2). The word seems first to have denoted a
periodical
meeting
held to
transact
shire
business
.