No. 5,798 in French

comté

"Comté" is a French cheese made from cow's milk.

In a sentence

Le Comté est un fromage délicieux produit dans les montagnes du Jura.
Comté is a delicious cheese produced in the Jura mountains.
Here, 'Comté' refers to the specific type of cheese named after the region of production.
Le comté auquel nous appartenons est riche en ressources naturelles.
The county to which we belong is rich in natural resources.
In this sentence, 'comté' is used to denote a county or administrative division within a region.
Le comté médiéval était gouverné par un comte influent.
The medieval county was governed by an influential count.
This usage of 'comté' refers to a feudal domain historically ruled by a count or nobleperson.

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