Definitions of county

1. a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; " the county has a population of 12, 345 people"

2. ( United States) the largest administrative district within a state; " the county plans to build a new road"

3. the largest administrative district within a state; " the county plans to build a new road"

4. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

5. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire.

6. A count; an earl or lord.

7. ( orig.) The province ruled by a count: a division of a State in U. S. with a chief city, called the county seat: a shire.

8. A civil division, as of a state; also its inhabitants.

9. Formerly the district ruled by a count or earl; now a district of country separated from the rest for certain administrative purposes; a shire.

10. Originally an earldom or district under a count; a particular division or district of a state or kingdom; a shire.