Barnstable County

English

Etymology

The county is named after the town of Barnstable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɹn.stə.bəl ˈkaʊn.ti/
• Hyphenation: Barn‧sta‧ble Coun‧ty
• Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Barnstable County

1. One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States, consisting of Cape Cod and some nearby islands. County seat: Barnstable.

See also

• Cape Cod

References

• Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia