Collocations for "county"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "county" in context.
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county
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [Orange, Essex, Washington] County
- the county of [Orange]
- a [northern, southern, eastern, western] county
- the [next, neighboring, adjacent] county
- is the seat of the county
- is the [largest, smallest] county in the state
- are [decided, issued, evaluated] by the county
- It is the county's decision.
- It is up to the county's [administration, leadership].
- [manages, sets, establishes] the county's budget
- the county voted [for, against, in]
- the county was [in favor of, against]
- The county has [1 million] inhabitants.
- is [illegal, legal] in several counties
- a county with a population of
- the county [seat, government, judge]
- the county [police, fire] department
- county [schools, homes, houses]
- a county hospital
- is sitting on the county [board, council]
- contact the county [sheriff, clerk]
- in the county jail
- [administrated, managed, decided] at county level
- over the county [line, border]
- on County Road [B, 12]
'county' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):