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county

adjective
 
/ˈkaʊn.ti/ US  /-t̬i/ 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.Wealthy people
(Definition of county adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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