county

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊnti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkaʊnti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(koun′tē)

Inflections of 'county' (n): npl: counties
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Principal Translations
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county n (district)condado nm
  (ES, MX)municipio nm
 Most of the county is rural, but it also contains a large city.
 La mayor parte del condado es rural, pero también hay una ciudad grande.
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Additional Translations
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county adj UK, informal (aristocratic)aristócrata adj mf
  aristocrático/a adj
 Because my aunt's name was very county, people assumed she came from a wealthy family.
 El apellido de mi tía era muy aristócrata y por eso la gente creía que venía de una familia adinerada.
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Compound Forms:
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county agent,
extension agent,
agricultural agent n		 US (government advisor to farmers)agente de extensión agraria n común + loc adj
county clerk n US (district registrar)secretario del condado nm + loc adj
county council n UK (governing body)consejo municipal loc nom m
  consejo del condado loc nom m
county court n US (law: low court in some states)tribunal inferior loc nom m
county court n UK (law: civil court) (Reino Unido)juzgado de primera instancia loc nom m
county courthouse n (government building)tribunal de condado loc nom m
  tribunal provincial loc nom m
county fair n (annual locality festival)feria del condado nf + loc adj
county seat n US (administrative center)centro administrativo nm + adj
 Chico is the largest city in the county, but Oroville is the county seat.
county town n UK (administrative city) (MX)cabecera municipal loc nom f
 County towns were, historically, the capitals of Irish and United Kingdom counties.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La cabecera municipal es donde se encuentran las oficinas de gobierno de los municipios.
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'county' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
administrative center - administrative district - Anjou - Clare - co - Cornwall - countywide - cyclo-cross - Devon - Gloucs. - Kent - Oxfordshire - Perth - sheriff - shire - Worcestershire - Yorkshire
Spanish:
condal - Barcelonés - condado - diputado provincial

Collocations: the county [seat, government, judge], the county [police, fire] department, county [schools, homes, houses], more...

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