Synonyms for county
ˈkaʊn ticoun·ty

Princeton's WordNet

1. countynoun

   (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

   "the county has a population of 12,345 people"

2. countynoun

   (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

   "the county plans to build a new road"

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1. • Administrative District
   • Region

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1. countynoun

   Synonyms:
   shire

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1. countynoun

   Synonyms:
   shire

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1. List of paraphrases for "county":

   shire, comté, governorate, counties, prefecture, lofa, governate, megyei, province, district, riding, township, governorates

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1. Fox News:

   We have a system in this country — and it's true here in our county — where you have lots of people who are locked up waiting for their day in court, they haven't been convicted of a crime.

2. Gary Neal:

   Our county is only like 12,000 population, so the jobs that would have been created with this project and the capital investments are very important.

3. Bob Ross:

   It risks turning Prince George’s County into a segregated school system.

4. Washington Governor Jay Inslee:

   This is a low risk. It appears to have a transmission vector that really should not prevent anyone from going anywhere in Snohomish County, except maybe the isolation ward at the hospital.

5. Steve Gallardo:

   Maricopa County's Maricopa County. Maricopa County's Maricopa County.