"county" in the noun sense
1. county
United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
"the county has a population of 12,345 people"
2. county
United States) the largest administrative district within a state
"the county plans to build a new road"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License