county

Noun
  1. (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government (synset 108563758)
    "the county has a population of 12,345 people"
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: part, region - the extended spatial location of something
    subtypes: isle of wight, wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
    specific instances:
    • home counties - the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
    • avon - a county in southwestern England
    • berkshire - a county in southern England
    • cornwall - a hilly county in southwestern England
    • cumbria - a county of northwestern England
    • devon, devonshire - a county in southwestern England
    • essex - a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
    • gloucestershire - a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
    • hampshire - a county of southern England on the English Channel
    • hertfordshire - a county in southern England
    • kent - a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
    • somerset - a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
    • east sussex - a county in southern England on the English Channel
    • west sussex - a county in southern England on the English Channel
    • leicester, leicestershire - a largely agricultural county in central England
    • lincolnshire - an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
    • northumberland - the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
    • surrey - a county in southeastern England on the Thames
    • north yorkshire - a county in northern England
    • west yorkshire - a metropolitan county in northern England
    • south yorkshire - a metropolitan county in northern England
    • northamptonshire - a county is central England
    • sussex - a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
    has: county courthouse, county seat - the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
  2. (United States) the largest administrative district within a state (synset 108564445)
    "the county plans to build a new road"
    domain region: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    is a type of: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes

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