condado
Del latín 'comitatum', que significa 'compañía', referido a la autoridad o jurisdicción de un conde.
NOUN
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[/konˈðaðo/es-ES]
county
literal
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district
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region
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concept of jurisdiction under a count
untranslatable
(The concept of 'condado' encompasses a historical jurisdiction under a count which has no direct equivalent in modern English governance.)
In modern usage, a condado is primarily an administrative and geographical subdivision of a country or state, equivalent to a county. It can also refer to a district or region within a larger territory. Historically, however, the term specifically denoted the territory or jurisdiction under the rule of a conde (count). This historical sense of a territory governed by a count lacks a direct modern English equivalent, as the administrative roles and structures have evolved differently.
irregular
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- El condado de Los Ángeles es uno de los más poblados del mundo. — Los Angeles County is one of the most populated in the world.
- Cada condado en la región tiene su propia feria anual. — Each county in the region has its own annual fair.
- En la Edad Media, el poder del rey se ejercía a menudo a través de los condes que gobernaban sus condados. — In the Middle Ages, the king's power was often exercised through the counts who governed their counties.
- Los límites del condado se han mantenido casi inalterados desde el siglo XVIII. — The county's boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the 18th century.