"city and county" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cities and counties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cities and counties}} city and county (plural cities and counties)
  1. (Ireland, law) a local authority area formed by uniting the territory of a county and a city Tags: Ireland Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-city_and_county-en-noun-89nAFXOi Categories (other): Irish English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: law
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see city, county.
    Sense id: en-city_and_county-en-noun-NQugLVx9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: City and County of Broomfield, City and County of Denver, City and County of Honolulu, City and County of San Francisco

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "City and County of Broomfield"
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "City and County of Denver"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "City and County of Honolulu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "50 50",
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        {
          "ref": "2013 October 15, Government of Ireland, Local Government Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum Chapter Two, Section 24",
          "text": "every county (other than the Dublin counties) and city and county will be divided into municipal districts"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014, section 12 insertion of section 10(2) into principal act",
          "text": "The State stands divided into local government areas to be known as—\n(a) counties,\n(b) cities, and\n(c) cities and counties,\neach of which shall be known as a county, a city or a city and county as provided for and set out in columns 1 of Parts 1, 2 and 3, respectively, of Schedule 5."
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        {
          "text": "2016 September 9, \"WLR live from the heart of the 8th annual Waterford Harvest Festival\" WLR FM\nAs a city and county that takes huge pride in its food producers, this year’s festival will also shine the spotlight on its 'food heroes', the people who grow, cultivate, harvest, produce, prepare, promote and serve some of the country’s best food."
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    "City and County of Swansea Council"
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      "word": "City and County of Denver"
    },
    {
      "word": "City and County of Honolulu"
    },
    {
      "word": "City and County of San Francisco"
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          "ref": "2013 October 15, Government of Ireland, Local Government Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum Chapter Two, Section 24",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014, section 12 insertion of section 10(2) into principal act",
          "text": "The State stands divided into local government areas to be known as—\n(a) counties,\n(b) cities, and\n(c) cities and counties,\neach of which shall be known as a county, a city or a city and county as provided for and set out in columns 1 of Parts 1, 2 and 3, respectively, of Schedule 5."
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        }
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