County
Word | COUNTY |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | coun ty |
Pronunciations | /ˈkaʊnti/ |
Definitions and meanings of "County"
What do we mean by county?
The largest administrative division of most states in the United States. noun
A territorial division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions in Great Britain and Ireland. noun
The territory under the jurisdiction of a count or earl. noun
The people living in a county. noun
A count; an earl or lord. noun
Originally, the domain or territory of a count or earl. noun
Now, a definite division of a country or state for political or administrative purposes. noun
Collectively, the inhabitants of a county. noun
Of or pertaining to a county: as, county families; county society.
An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. noun
A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire. noun
A count; an earl or lord. noun
See Commissioner. noun
A city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. noun
A court whose jurisdiction is limited to county. noun
A county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. noun
Rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. noun
A county town. noun
The general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. noun
The land ruled by a count or a countess.
An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
A jail operated by a county government.
Somebody who is more than hood. Urban Dictionary
Short for county jail Urban Dictionary
A shire, a province, like staffordshire, derbyshire, lincolnshire, mostly just little mining villages and market towns, theres the county jail. its also the kind of ass, the shire ass, or just the english shire horse, in the states its a shire pony. Urban Dictionary
Awful, rubbish, terrible,, any other word that is negative Urban Dictionary
Refers to the island of Prince Edward County in Ontario, Canada. Home of horn tripping, the Hayloft, and lots of drunken white people on quads. **Note that there are other definitions for The County, but when it is entered into Google, Prince Edward County is chosen. Urban Dictionary
Affectionate term that Mainers use for Aroostook County. Wicked rural, it's comprised of the northern ~1/4 of the state. Think moose, lumberjacks, plaid flannel, potato farmers, and paper mills. Ayuh. The County. Urban Dictionary
The county is a little piece of Kentucky nestled into Illinois. In the County normal etiquette need apply. Here if you can see over the bar then you can drink. If you can pump the keg then you can fill your cup. With a prominently white population the county lacks the unjust politically correct spectacles that are pressed upon other native Illinois residents. ***known as Calhoun, heaven, and foremost THE COUNTY The county is no stranger to legend. Passed down from generation to generation comes a myth or better yet story that instills "a true Calhoun warrior spirit" in us all about a gorgeous you man that will remain nameless. Legends say that the boy could finish 30 packs of Diesel and COOORS HEAVEYYY and barely stagger.....only veeering once to avoid an invisible deer...but thats another story... As foretold by the prophecy the young boy would breech the rivers surrounding the county and make a name for himself in the real world at a paradise deemed Eville. And so the boy did.....leaving his mark in various dorm rooms and in various houses......he fears no man nor any beer...... he the man... the legend...... the warrior Urban Dictionary
(noun)- Any county jail in America. Most often used in the south. Sometimes confused with city jails. Urban Dictionary
Colloquial expression identifying one as being dependent on government financial assistance. Usually implies laziness and/or unemployability. Living entirely at the tax payer's expense. Urban Dictionary
Fake money made in regular printer traceable to marker not good when wet Urban Dictionary
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