county

comté

Territoire au sein d’un pays ou d’un État, souvent doté d’une administration locale.

En anglais simple : An area within a country or state, often with its own local government.

• She lives in a small county.
• The county council repaired the bridge.
• Three counties reported heavy flooding.

Expressions courantes : county council, county government, rural county, county boundary

comté historique

Territoire nommé aux limites traditionnelles, qui n’a plus sa propre administration.

En anglais simple : A named area with traditional boundaries that no longer has its own government.

• The village lies in a historic county.
• These county boundaries appear on older maps.
• The traditional county has no separate council today.

Expressions courantes : historic county, traditional county, county boundary