Topic: GOVERNMENT
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | conté 'area ruled by a count', from Medieval Latin comitatus, from Latin comes; COUNT2 |
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coun‧ty S1 W2
plural counties [countable]
plural counties [countable]PGSG an area of a state or country that has its own government to deal with local matters : 
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
