counties

noun

(United States) the largest administrative district within a state

(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

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The word counties breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root count-, from Latin comes (“companion, count”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.