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Synonyms for county

7 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

local administrative unit shire xian hsien sanjak

All synonyms

Noun

1. Countdom — the land ruled by a count or a countess

countdom rare, countship rare

Other

shire, local administrative unit, xian, sanjak, hsien

Definitions

n. 1
The land ruled by a count or a countess.

Related words

Word family: count countdom
Phrases: county palatine county seat county town

Forms

Plural: counties → countdoms, countships, shires, xians…

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
county		falling
shire		falling
xian		rising
hsien		falling
sanjak		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: xian¹
5 letters: shire¹, hsien
6 letters: sanjak
8 letters: countdom
9 letters: countship

In other languages

Français: comté
Deutsch: Grafschaft
Català: comtat