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| Main Entry: |
county
 [koun-tee] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | province or district of area |
| Synonyms: | canton, constituency, division, shire |
| Main Entry: | constituency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | voting public |
| Synonyms: | balloters, body of voters, body politic, citizenry, city, county, district, electorate, electors, faction, nation, people, precinct, state, system, voters, voting area, ward |
| Main Entry: | kingdom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historically, an area ruled by a monarch |
| Synonyms: | commonwealth, country, county, crown, division, domain, dominion, dynasty, empire, field, lands, monarchy, nation, possessions, principality, province, realm, reign, rule, scepter, sovereignty, sphere, state, suzerainty, sway, territory, throne, tract |
Example Sentences
- The legal landscape for gays and lesbians pursuing adoption varies considerably by state and even at times by county.
- Only parts of each county are designated, depending on how far emissions from the industries travel.
- County chiefs remain at the mercy of their prefectural-level superiors, who retain a critical say in county appointments.
| Main Entry: | province |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, business, calling, canton, capacity, champaign, charge, colony, concern, county, demesne, department, dependency, district, division, domain, dominion, duty, employment, field, function, jurisdiction, line, office, orbit, part, post, pursuit, realm, region, role, section, shire, sphere, terrain, territory, tract, walk, work, zone |
| Main Entry: | canton |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | district |
| Synonyms: | billet, corner, county, division, part, quarter, section, subdivision |
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