County vs. City

Countynoun

(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.

Countynoun

An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Countynoun

A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.

Countynoun

A jail operated by a county government.

Countyadjective

Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.

Countynoun

An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.

Countynoun

A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; - called also a shire. See Shire.

Countynoun

A count; an earl or lord.

Countynoun

a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government;

Countynoun

the largest administrative district within a state;

County

A county is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.

Citynoun

A large settlement, bigger than a town.

Citynoun

A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.

Citynoun

(Australia) The central business district; downtown.

Citynoun

A large town.

Citynoun

A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see.

Citynoun

The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.

Cityadjective

Of or pertaining to a city.

Citynoun

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts;

Citynoun

an incorporated administrative district established by state charter;

Citynoun

people living in a large densely populated municipality;

Citynoun

a large town

Citynoun

a town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral.

Citynoun

a municipal centre incorporated by the state or province.

Citynoun

a place or situation characterized by a specified attribute

Citynoun

short for City of London

Citynoun

the financial and commercial institutions located in the City of London

City

A city is a large human settlement. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks.