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county adjective

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word/ˈkaʊn.ti//-t ̬i/ adj UK usually disapproving

Definition

describes someone who behaves in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in the countryside
She mixes with a very county set.

(Definition of county adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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