King County

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

King County

  1. one of 254 counties in Texas, USA, with its county seat in Guthrie. Named after William Philip King.
  2. one of 39 counties in Washington, USA, with its county seat in Seattle.
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