An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).

Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.

One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Joliet.

plural of county

The city in which the offices of county government are located.

A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria and North Yorkshire.

A county without direct administrative functions. e.g. Yorkshire, Perthshire, Dublin or Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

(Ireland, Britain) Covering the whole of the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

One of 58 counties in California. County seat: Santa Ana. Abbreviation OC (usually with "the.") / One of 67 counties in Florida, home to various tourist destinations. County seat: Orlando.

The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. / A similar type of town in China.