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Definition of
county noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
county
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkaʊnti
/
/
(
pl.
counties
)
(
abbreviation
Co.
)
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an area of a state or country that has its own government
county boundaries
Orange County
rural/urban counties
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county
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