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king county

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
king -coun-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Guthrie. Named after William Philip King.

name

One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Seattle.

Etymology

The county in Washington was originally named after William R. King; this was retroactively changed in 2005 to Martin Luther King Jr.

Questions

What does king county mean?
One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Guthrie. Named after William Philip King.
Where does king county come from?
The county in Washington was originally named after William R. King; this was retroactively changed in 2005 to Martin Luther King Jr.

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