Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

home county

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: home- -coun-ty
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the counties that surround London in the south-east of England.

Example Sentences

"Owing to the comparative nearness to London and populous home county centres, road competition is keen for goods as well as summer passenger business."
"Think home counties, and the sorts of things that come to mind are blue-rinse, golf courses and village halls. This is a stereotype we need to reconsider based on the latest demographic shifts we are seeing in and around London."
"“I think my accent must have morphed to fit in, because I speak with I think they call it home county vowels,” she laughs."

Inflected Forms

home counties (plural)

Phrases

home nation

Frequently Paired Words

home nation

Questions

What does home county mean?: Any of the counties that surround London in the south-east of England.

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