contea
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtɛ.a/
- Rhymes: -ɛa
- Hyphenation: con‧tè‧a
Etymology 1
From Old French conté, from Latin comitātus. Doublet of contado.
Noun
contea f (plural contee)
- (historical) county (territory of a count or countess)
- Synonym: contado
- earldom
- Synonym: contado
Etymology 2
From English county.
Noun
contea f (plural contee)
- county (administrative region)
Further reading
- contea in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Catone, anteco, catone, cenato, cetano