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1 cabecera de condado
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2 cabecera del condado
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3 capital de condado
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4 condado palatino
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5 diputación provincial
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6 juez de tribunal de condado
• county judgeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > juez de tribunal de condado
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7 juzgado del distrito
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8 procurador del condado
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9 provincia
• county• province -
10 secretario del condado
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11 tribunal de condado
• county court -
12 condado
m.1 county (territorio).2 earldom, earl's domain.* * *1 county* * *noun m.* * *SM (=demarcación territorial) county; ( Hist) earldom* * *a) ( división territorial) countyb) ( dignidad - en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (- en otros países) countship* * *= county, shire.Ex. The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.Ex. A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.----* biblioteca de condado = county library.* Condado de York = Yorkshire.* condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.* historia de un condado = county history.* * *a) ( división territorial) countyb) ( dignidad - en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (- en otros países) countship* * *= county, shire.Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
Ex: A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.* biblioteca de condado = county library.* Condado de York = Yorkshire.* condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.* historia de un condado = county history.* * *1 (división territorial) county2 (dignidad — en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (— en otros países) countship* * *
condado sustantivo masculino ( división territorial) county
condado sustantivo masculino county
' condado' also found in these entries:
English:
county
- from
- line
* * *condado nm1. [territorio] county2. [título] earldom, countship* * *m county* * *condado nm1) : county2) : earldom* * * -
13 capital
adj.1 supreme (importante).2 main (principal).3 deadly (religion) (pecado).4 principal, main, capital.f.capital.m.1 capital (economics & finance).capital circulante/fijo/social working/fixed/share capitalcapital líquido liquid assetscapital bajo riesgo sum at riskcapital de riesgo venture capital, risk capitalcapital social share capital2 capital city, chief city, capital, chief town.3 principal, total assets, assets, capital sum.* * *► adjetivo1 (principal) capital, principal, main, chief2 (relativo a la pérdida de la cabeza) deadly, capital■ un pecado capital a deadly sin, a cardinal sin3 (ciudad) capital1 FINANZAS capital1 capital, chief town\capital activo working capitalcapital inicial capitalcapital líquido net capitalcapital social share capitalcapital de provincia county town, US county seat* * *1. adj.1) main, chief, key2) capital2. noun f.* * *1. ADJ1) (=clave) [nombre, personaje] key; [rasgo] mainesta pregunta es de importancia capital — this question is of paramount o cardinal o capital importance
esto tuvo una importancia capital en su vida — this was of paramount o cardinal importance in his life
los puntos capitales de su discurso — the cardinal o main points of her speech
2) (=mortal)3) LAm2.SM (Econ) [de empresa] capital; [de persona] capital, moneycapital en acciones — share capital, equity capital
capital extranjero, la entrada de capital extranjero — the inflow of foreign capital
han vendido la empresa al capital extranjero — they have sold the company to foreign capital o investors
capital riesgo — risk capital, venture capital
3. SF1) [de país] capital (city); [de provincia] main city, provincial capitalPraga, la capital europea de la cerveza — Prague, the beer capital of Europe
2) (Tip) decorated initial capital* * *Iadjetivo < importancia> cardinal, prime; < influencia> seminal (frml); < obra> key, seminal (frml); < letra> capitalII1) (Com, Fin) capital2) (recursos, riqueza) resources (pl)III1)a) ( de país) capital; ( de provincia) provincial capital, ≈ county seat ( in US), ≈ county town ( in UK)b) ( centro) capital2) ( letra) capital* * *Iadjetivo < importancia> cardinal, prime; < influencia> seminal (frml); < obra> key, seminal (frml); < letra> capitalII1) (Com, Fin) capital2) (recursos, riqueza) resources (pl)III1)a) ( de país) capital; ( de provincia) provincial capital, ≈ county seat ( in US), ≈ county town ( in UK)b) ( centro) capital2) ( letra) capital* * *capital11 = capital city, capital.Nota: Ciudad.Ex: The capital city of London has some major general bookshops and a number of specialist bookshops which are virtually national suppliers.
Ex: For this purpose, press and information offices have been established in the capitals of the ten member countries.* capital de la nación = nation-state capital.* capital del estado = nation-state capital, state capital.* capital de provincia = provincial capital.* capital estatal = state capital.capital22 = assets, capital.Nota: Dinero.Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.* capital activo = working capital.* capital cognitivo = knowledge assets.* capital cultural = cultural asset.* capital de riesgo = venture capital.* capital desembolsado = paid-up capital.* capital digital = digital assets.* capital económico = financial capital.* capital en obligaciones = debenture capital, debenture stock.* capital fijo = fixed capital.* capital físico = physical capital.* capital humano = human capital.* capital iniciador = seeding money, seed money.* capital intelectual = intellectual capital.* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo = venture capitalist.* capital social = social capital.* desembolso de capital = capital outlay.* flujo de capital = capital flow.* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.* inmovilizar capital = tie up + capital.* intereses del capital = capital charges.* inversión de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.* invertir capital = sink + capital.* mercado de capitales = financial market, capital market.* pagar capital = repay + capital.* suma de capital = capital sum.capital33 = pivotal.Ex: His position was pivotal because he was not only the organizer but also the financier and indeed the speculator of the book trade.
* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* * *aportó el 40% del capital she put up 40% of the capitalCompuestos:circulating o working capitalissued capitalfixed capitalfloating o current assets (pl)nominal capitalpaid-in o paid-up capitalrisk o venture capitalshare capitalB (recursos, riqueza) resources (pl)1 (de país) capital; (de provincia) provincial capital, ≈ county seat ( in US), ≈ county town ( in UK)¿eres de Valencia capital? are you from the city of Valencia o from Valencia itself o from Valencia proper?2 (centro) capitalla capital del vino the wine capital* * *
capital adjetivo ‹ importancia› cardinal, prime;
‹ influencia› seminal (frml);
‹ obra› key, seminal (frml)
■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Com, Fin) capital
■ sustantivo femenino ( de país) capital;
( de provincia) provincial capital, ≈ county seat ( in US), ≈ county town ( in UK);
capital
I sustantivo femenino capital: la orquesta tocará en las principales capitales europeas, the orchestra will play in all the main European capitals
II sustantivo masculino Fin capital
capital activo/social, working/share capital
III adjetivo capital, main
pena capital, capital punishment
' capital' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capitel
- caudal
- ciudad
- inmovilizar
- mayúscula
- plusvalía
- provincia
- retener
- retención
- social
- versal
- versalita
- villa
- ampliación
- ampliar
- antiguo
- capitalino
- divisa
- doblar
- fuga
- ganancia
- inmediaciones
- invertir
- mayúsculo
- México
- Panamá
- pecado
- pena
- sangría
English:
archives
- capital
- capital gains tax
- capital punishment
- capital reserves
- district
- drain
- equity
- injection
- major
- movement
- opposed
- principal
- share capital
- tie up
- up
- working capital
- against
- big
- caps
- flow
- inject
- put
* * *♦ adj1. [importante] supreme, prime;[error] serious, grave;es de capital importancia que vengan it is of prime o the utmost importance that they come;una obra capital de la literatura universal one of the great works of world literature2. [pecado] deadly♦ nmEcon capital;el capital público/privado public/private capital;he invertido un pequeño capital en el negocio de mi hermano I've invested a small sum in my brother's business;el capital y los trabajadores Capital and Labourcapital activo active capital;capital circulante working capital;capital disponible available capital;capital escriturado share capital, US capital stock;capital especulativo hot money;capital fijo fixed capital;capital flotante floating capital;Am capitales golondrina = speculative capital invested internationally wherever the highest returns are available;capital humano human capital;capital inicial starting capital;capital inmovilizado tied-up capital;capital intelectual intellectual capital;capital invertido capital invested;capital líquido liquid assets;capital productivo active capital;capital (de) riesgo private equity;[para empresas en desarrollo] venture capital, risk capital;entidad de capital riesgo private equity firm;capital social share capital, US capital stock;capital suscrito subscribed capital♦ nf1. [de país, región] capital (city);soy de Teruel capital I'm from the city of Teruel2. [centro] capital;París es la capital mundial del arte Paris is the artistic capital of the worldcapital europea de la cultura European city of culture* * *I adj importancia prime;pena capital capital punishment* * *capital adj1) : capital2) : chief, principalcapital nm: capitalcapital de riesgo: venture capitalcapital nf: capital, capital city* * *capital n capital -
14 diputación
f.deputation, embassy, delegation.* * *1 (cargo de diputado) post of deputy, member of the Spanish Cortes2 (conjunto de diputados) deputies plural\diputación provincial county council* * *SF1) (=delegación) deputation2) (Pol)diputación provincial — (=edificio) ≈ county council offices pl, ≈ county commission offices pl (EEUU); (=personas) ≈ county council, ≈ county commission (EEUU)
* * *a) ( delegación) deputation, delegationb) (Gob) ( en Esp) council* * *a) ( delegación) deputation, delegationb) (Gob) ( en Esp) council* * *1 (delegación) deputation, delegationCompuestos:regional councilregional councilprovincial council* * *
diputación sustantivo femenino
diputación sustantivo femenino delegation
diputación provincial, county council
* * *diputación nf1. [comisión] committeediputación permanente standing committee2. [delegación] delegation, deputationdiputación provincial = governing body of a province in Spain, Br ≈ county councilDIPUTACIÓNIn Spain, there is an administrative body in most provinces called the diputación. It is part of the local government structure and nowadays has limited powers mostly confined to co-ordinating services provided by local councils and representing the interests of the province. The members and president of the diputación are elected by the members of the autonomous parliaments.* * *f deputation* * * -
15 aire de superioridad
(n.) = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiorityEx. The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting.Ex. The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.* * *(n.) = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiorityEx: The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting.
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16 biblioteca de condado
(n.) = county libraryEx. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.* * *(n.) = county libraryEx: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
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17 ciudad
f.1 city (localidad) (grande).ciudad del Cabo Cape Townciudad catedralicia cathedral town/cityciudad dormitorio commuter townla ciudad Eterna the Eternal Cityciudad jardín garden cityciudad de México Mexico Cityciudad natal home townla ciudad Santa the Holy Cityciudad satélite satellite townciudad del Vaticano Vatican City2 complex (instalaciones).ciudad sanitaria hospital complexciudad universitaria university campus* * *1 city, town■ fuimos a la ciudad we went into town, we went to town\ciudad dormitorio dormitory suburb, dormitory town, commuter suburbciudad jardín garden cityciudad universitaria university campus* * *noun f.city, town* * *SF1) [de gran tamaño] city; [más pequeña] townla Ciudad Condal — name for the city of Barcelona
la Ciudad del Turia — name for the city of Valencia
ciudad dormitorio — dormitory town, bedroom community (EEUU)
ciudad natal — home town, native city, native town
ciudad perdida — Méx shanty town
2) (=instalaciones)* * *femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) citycentro ciudad — town o city center
* * *= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.Ex. PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.Ex. Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.----* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* ciudad amurallada = walled city.* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.* ciudad en auge = boom town.* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.* ciudad portuaria = port city.* ciudad satélite = satellite city.* ciudad universitaria = university town.* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gas ciudad = city gas.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.* ser la ciudad de = be home to.* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.* visita por la ciudad = city tour.* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *femenino town; ( de mayor tamaño) citycentro ciudad — town o city center
* * *= city, town, county borough, municipal borough, burg.Ex: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.
Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.Ex: Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* ciudad amurallada = walled city.* ciudad costera = beach town, coastal city.* Ciudad del Cabo = Cape Town.* Ciudad del Pecado = Sin City.* Ciudad del Vaticano, la = Vatican City, the.* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.* ciudad en auge = boom town.* ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.* ciudad famosa por el golf = golfing town.* ciudad fortificada = walled city, fortified town.* ciudad fronteriza = frontier municipality.* ciudad ideal = white picket fence.* ciudad industrial = industrial town, industrial city.* ciudad natal = birthplace, hometown [home town], back home.* ciudad portuaria = port city.* ciudad satélite = satellite city.* ciudad universitaria = university town.* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno) = become + the home-from-home of.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.* de otras ciudades = out-of-town.* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.* espectáculos de la ciudad = local attractions.* gas ciudad = city gas.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* habitante de la ciudad = city dweller, urban dweller, urban resident, urbanite.* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* plano de la ciudad = street plan, city map.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* puerta de la ciudad = city gate.* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.* segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.* ser la ciudad de = be home to.* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.* visita por la ciudad = city tour.* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *town; (de mayor tamaño) cityla gran ciudad the (big) cityciudad natal native town/cityes una ciudad sagrada a holy city[ S ] centro ciudad town o city center[ S ] mantenga limpia su ciudad keep your city cleanCompuestos:( AmL) coastal resortdigital citycity-statela Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City, Romegarden cityla Ciudad Luz the City of Light, Paris( Méx) shantytown● ciudad periférica or de la periferiadormitory town, suburbla Ciudad Prohibida the Forbidden Cityhospital complexla Ciudad Santa the Holy Citysatellite townuniversity campus* * *
ciudad sustantivo femenino
town;
( de mayor tamaño) city;
( on signs) centro ciudad town o city center;◊ ciudad balneario (AmL) coastal resort;
Cciudad del Vaticano/de México Vatican/Mexico City;
ciudad dormitorio bedroom community (AmE), dormitory town (BrE);
ciudad perdida (Méx) shantytown;
ciudad satélite satellite town;
ciudad universitaria university campus
ciudad sustantivo femenino (mediana o pequeña) town
(grande) city
ciudad deportiva, sport center
ciudad dormitorio, dormitory town
ciudad universitaria, university campus
En general, la palabra city se refiere a una ciudad grande o importante (por ejemplo, la capital de un país o de una provincia) y town se refiere a una ciudad más pequeña. Town también puede aplicarse a una zona urbana: I'm going to town, me voy a la ciudad (dicho por alguien que vive en el campo) o me voy al centro (dicho por alguien que vive en las afueras de una ciudad grande). La expresión mi ciudad se traduce por my home town.
' ciudad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apego
- apoderarse
- cabo
- callejera
- callejero
- casco
- centro
- cerco
- chalet
- costera
- costero
- deprimida
- deprimido
- envolver
- escaparate
- expandirse
- gas
- habitante
- hermana
- incomunicar
- judería
- lástima
- liberación
- ligar
- llegar
- localidad
- mayor
- mercader
- muerta
- muerto
- natal
- paso
- periferia
- petate
- plana
- plano
- población
- poblada
- poblado
- por
- provincia
- proximidad
- puerta
- retención
- saco
- satélite
- sector
- suburbio
- superpoblación
- superpoblada
English:
activity
- amenities
- area
- authority
- auxiliary
- back
- barrage
- black out
- bomb
- bombed-out
- boomtown
- bus
- bypass
- campus
- Cape Town
- centre
- city
- commercialize
- congested
- crawl
- density
- district
- downtown
- drainage
- drawback
- dude ranch
- dump
- edge
- establish
- expand
- expansion
- extend
- facility
- flat
- flatten
- fountain
- ghost town
- grassy
- grip
- growing
- hard-hit
- heart
- high-rise
- hub
- in
- inner city
- itself
- keep
- lay out
- layout
* * *ciudad nf1. [localidad] [grande] city;[pequeña] town;la emigración del campo a la ciudad migration from the countryside to the city;la gente de la ciudad people who live in cities, city folkAm ciudad balnearia [en la costa] seaside resort; [estación thermal] spa town;Ciudad del Cabo Cape Town;la Ciudad Condal Barcelona;ciudad dormitorio commuter town, dormitory town;la Ciudad Eterna the Eternal City;ciudad fantasma ghost town;Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala City;ciudad jardín garden city;Ciudad de México Mexico City;ciudad natal home town;Méx ciudad perdida shanty town;la Ciudad Santa the Holy City;ciudad satélite satellite town o city;Ciudad del Vaticano Vatican City2. [instalaciones] complexciudad deportiva sports complex;ciudad sanitaria hospital complex;ciudad universitaria university campus* * ** * *ciudad nf1) : city, town2)ciudad universitaria : college or university campus3)* * *¿te gusta vivir en una gran ciudad? do you like living in a big city? -
18 colegio universitario estatal
(n.) = junior college, state college, state collegeEx. There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district.Ex. In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district.* * *(n.) = junior college, state college, state collegeEx: There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district.Ex: In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district. -
19 historia de un condado
(n.) = county historyEx. These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.* * *(n.) = county historyEx: These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.
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20 oficina central
f.head office, headquarters, main office, central office.* * *(n.) = headquarters (HQ -abrev.-), head officeEx. These libraries located in villages and hamlets were, and still are, organized from a county headquarters (HQ), normally sited in their nearest county town.Ex. In the United Kingdom most publishing houses have their head office in London.* * *(n.) = headquarters (HQ -abrev.-), head officeEx: These libraries located in villages and hamlets were, and still are, organized from a county headquarters (HQ), normally sited in their nearest county town.
Ex: In the United Kingdom most publishing houses have their head office in London.
См. также в других словарях:
County — Coun ty (koun t[y^]), n.; pl. {Counties} ( t[i^]z). [F. comt[ e], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
County — [ˈkaʊnti] ist die englische Bezeichnung für Grafschaft. Vielfach wird die historische Bezeichnung jedoch auch für politische Verwaltungseinheiten bzw. Landkreise verwendet, denen keine Adelspersonen vorstehen. Siehe hierzu: Grafschaft… … Deutsch Wikipedia
county — index province, region, venue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 county … Law dictionary
County — County: графство округ Уезды КНР Hyundai County Автобус Административно территориальная единица США «County» чаще переводится на русский язык как «округ», но иногда встречается перевод как «графство» … Википедия
County — (spr. Kaunti, d. i. Grafschaft, ursprünglich das Besitzthum eines Grafen [Count], officielle Abkürzung: Co.), in England u. dessen Colonien, sowie in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika eine politische Eintheilung, ungefähr den preußischen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
county — ► NOUN (pl. counties) 1) a territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration. 2) US a political and administrative division of a state. 3) (before another noun ) Brit. of or denoting the upper class landed… … English terms dictionary
county — [kount′ē] n. pl. counties [ME counte < OFr conté < ML comitatus, jurisdiction of a count or earl < L comes: see COUNT2] 1. a small administrative district of a country; esp., ☆ a) the largest local administrative subdivision of most… … English World dictionary
County — (engl., spr. kauntĭ, »Grafschaft«), in England und dessen Kolonien sowie in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika politische Einteilung, entspricht etwa dem Kreis oder Departement; sie stammt aus den Zeiten der Eroberung Englands durch die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
County — (engl., spr. kauntĭ), Grafschaft; in England und dessen Kolonien sowie in den Ver. Staaten von Amerika polit. Einteilung, dem Kreise oder Departement entsprechend. C. boroughs, s. Borough; C. councils, s. Council … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
County — (Kaunti), engl., Grafschaft … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
county — c.1300, from Anglo Fr. counte, from L.L. comitatus jurisdiction of a count, from L. comes (see COUNT (Cf. count) (n.)); replaced O.E. scir shire … Etymology dictionary