German word

County

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkaʊ̯nti/

Meaning

  • neuter nouncounty

Example

Wir wohnen in einem County in Kalifornien.

We live in a county in California.

Illustration for County (county)

More examples

Am Wochenende sind viele Menschen im County unterwegs, um die Parks zu besuchen.

At the weekend, many people are out and about in the county to visit the parks.

Core concept

A named administrative layer between a US state and its local communities, grouping towns and cities under county government.

Common phrases

  • im County unterwegs sein

    be out and about in the county

  • zum County gehören

    belong to the county

Similar words

Kreis: A German administrative district containing several towns and municipalities.
Landkreis: A rural German administrative district that brings several municipalities together.
Stadt: A self-governing urban settlement with concentrated population and administrative functions.
Gemeinde: The smallest self-governing local unit, often organized as a village or town.

Definition in German

Bezeichnung für eine Verwaltungseinheit in den Vereinigten Staaten, die einen Teil eines Bundesstaates bildet.

Word origin

The German noun County is borrowed from English county, which entered English through Anglo-French counte from Latin comitatus, originally a count's territory.

Usage tips

  • In German, County is neuter as das County, and its usual plural is die Countys, not die Counties.

Related words

  • Countyverwaltungcounty administrationnoun

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