Definition of Countys. Meaning of Countys. Synonyms of Countys

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Definition of Countys

County
County Coun"ty (koun"t?), n.; pl. Counties (-t?z). [F. comt?, fr. LL. comitatus. See Count.] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.] 2. 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. Every county, every town, every family, was in agitation. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Countys from wikipedia

- A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada...
- There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents of the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions...
- county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its original county...
- There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions...
- Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. In Virginia...
- There are 62 counties in the U.S. state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam;...
- A county administrative board (Swedish: länsstyrelse) is a Swedish Government Agency in each of the counties of Sweden, led by a vice-regal governor (Swedish:...
- In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States...
- Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. They...
- The counties of England are divisions of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are two main...