A county in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River, traditionally agricultural but increasingly suburban; population 292,878 (est. 2008). Its seat is Poughkeepsie.
Definition of Dutchess County in US English:
Dutchess County
proper nounˌdəCHis ˈkoun(t)ē
A county in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River, traditionally agricultural but increasingly suburban; population 292,878 (est. 2008). Its seat is Poughkeepsie.