county

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a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the US:

County Antrim

A county usually consists of several towns and the rural areas that surround them.

Rutland is the smallest county in England.

Texas is divided into 254 counties.

behaving in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in the countryside:

She mixes with a very county set.

the largest political division of most states in the US:

Texas is divided into 254 counties.