English noun: county |
| 1. | county (location) (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government |
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| Samples | The county has a population of 12,345 people.
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| Broader (hypernym) | part, region |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Isle of Wight, Wight |
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| Instance hyponym | Avon, Berkshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Devonshire, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Home Counties, Kent, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Sussex, West Sussex, West Yorkshire |
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| Part holonym | county courthouse, county seat |
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| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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| 2. | county (location) (United States) the largest administrative district within a state |
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| Samples | The county plans to build a new road.
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| Broader (hypernym) | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division |
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| Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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