English > county: 2 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government. |
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| Example | "the county has a population of 12,345 people" |
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| Instances | Avon | A county in southwestern England |
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| 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 |
| East Sussex | A county in southern England on the English Channel |
| 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 |
| Home Counties | The English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded |
| Kent | A county in southeastern England on the English Channel |
| Leicestershire, Leicester | A largely agricultural county in central England |
| Lincolnshire | An agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea |
| North Yorkshire | A county in northern England |
| Northamptonshire | A county is central England |
| Northumberland | The northernmost county of England |
| Somerset | A county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel |
| South Yorkshire | A metropolitan county in northern England |
| Surrey | A county in southeastern England on the Thames |
| Sussex | A county in southern England on the English Channel |
| West Sussex | A county in southern England on the English Channel |
| West Yorkshire | A metropolitan county in northern England |
| Parts | county seat, county courthouse | The town or city that is the seat of government for a county / county |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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| Narrower | Wight, Isle of Wight | An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel |
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| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
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| Spanish | condado |
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| Catalan | comtat |
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