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English - Vietnamese Dictionary
county /'kaunti/- danh từ
- hạt, tỉnh (đơn vị hành chính lớn nhất của Anh)
- (the county) nhân dân (một) hạt (tỉnh)
- county borough
- thành phố (trên 50 000 dân) tương đương một hạt (về mặt hành chính)
- county family
- gia đình sống ở một hạt qua nhiều thế hệ
- county town
- thị xã (nơi đóng cơ quan hành chính của hạt)
Concise Dictionary
counties'kaʊntɪ
noun
+a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
+the largest administrative district within a state
Advanced English Dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun (plural counties) (abbreviation Co.) an area of Britain, Ireland or the US that has its own government: the southern counties + county boundaries + Orange County
See also - THE HOME COUNTIES
+ adjective (BrE, usually disapproving) typical of English upper-class people
Collocation Dictionary
noun
ADJ.
border, coastal, rural
the Welsh border counties
| eastern, western, etc. | historic/historical
the historic county of Westmorland (= that no longer exists)
| home
London and the home counties (= the counties around London)
| native
He was elected MP for his native county of Merioneth.
| neighbouring | dry
(= where it is illegal to sell alcohol)
VERB + COUNTY
represent
She represents the county in Parliament.
COUNTY + NOUN
boundary
The river forms the county boundary.
| town
Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire (= the town where the local government offices are).
| council, councillor | court | library | cricket | championship, match
(= in cricket)
PREP.
in a/the ~
people who live in this county
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