No. 1,827 in Dutch
graafschap
"Graafschap" in Dutch means "county" or "earldom."
In a sentence
Het graafschap was ooit een machtig territorium in dit gebied.
The county was once a powerful territory in this area.
graafschap refers to an administrative or territorial division governed by a count, also known as a county.
De geschiedenis van het graafschap gaat terug tot de middeleeuwen.
The history of the county goes back to the Middle Ages.
graafschap is used to denote a historical administrative region ruled by a count.
In dit boek lees ik over het leven in een graafschap.
In this book, I am reading about life in a county.
graafschap describes a setting or region that is the main subject of the narrative.
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