city and county
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English
Noun
city and county (plural cities and counties)
- (Ireland, law) a local authority area formed by uniting the territory of a county and a city
- 2013 October 15, Government of Ireland, Local Government Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum Chapter Two, Section 24:
- every county (other than the Dublin counties) and city and county will be divided into municipal districts
- 2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014, section 12 insertion of section 10(2) into principal act:
- The State stands divided into local government areas to be known as—
- (a) counties,
- (b) cities, and
- (c) cities and counties,
- each of which shall be known as a county, a city or a city and county as provided for and set out in columns 1 of Parts 1, 2 and 3, respectively, of Schedule 5.
- The State stands divided into local government areas to be known as—
- 2016 September 9, "WLR live from the heart of the 8th annual Waterford Harvest Festival" WLR FM
- As a city and county that takes huge pride in its food producers, this year’s festival will also shine the spotlight on its 'food heroes', the people who grow, cultivate, harvest, produce, prepare, promote and serve some of the country’s best food.
- 2013 October 15, Government of Ireland, Local Government Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum Chapter Two, Section 24:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see city, county.
Usage notes
- In other jurisdictions, an area with both city and county status may be officially designated "the City and County of...": examples include Swansea, Wales; Bristol, England; and San Francisco, United States.