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countess

 
/ˈkaʊntɪs/ noun [C]

Translation

a woman who has a high social rank in some European countries, especially the wife of an earl or count (= man of high social rank)
kontes
the Countess of Abingdon366
(Definition of countess noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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