county
English Thesaurus
1. (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | part, region, |
| definition | : | the extended spatial location of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | isle of wight, wight, |
| definition | : | an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | home counties, |
| definition | : | the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | avon, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | berkshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cornwall, |
| definition | : | a hilly county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cumbria, |
| definition | : | a county of northwestern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | devon, devonshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | essex, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | gloucestershire, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | hampshire, |
| definition | : | a county of southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | hertfordshire, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | kent, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | somerset, |
| definition | : | a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | east sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | west sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | leicester, leicestershire, |
| definition | : | a largely agricultural county in central England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | lincolnshire, |
| definition | : | an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | northumberland, |
| definition | : | the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall) (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | surrey, |
| definition | : | a county in southeastern England on the Thames (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | north yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a county in northern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | west yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a metropolitan county in northern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | south yorkshire, |
| definition | : | a metropolitan county in northern England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | northamptonshire, |
| definition | : | a county is central England (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | sussex, |
| definition | : | a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century (noun.location) |
2. (United States) the largest administrative district within a state (noun.location)
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