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county town

noun

the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire

• Syn: ↑shire town

• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain

• Hypernyms: ↑seat

• Part Holonyms: ↑shire

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noun

now chiefly Britain : county seat

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county town noun

The town in which the public business of the county is transacted

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Main Entry: ↑county

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county town UK US noun [countable] [singular county town plural county towns] british

the town in a county where its government is based

Thesaurus: towns, cities and villages_hyponym

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county seat or county town,

the town or city where the government of a county is located.

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noun, pl ⋯ towns [count]

Brit : ↑county seat

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ˌcounty ˈtown [county town] (BrE) (NAmE ˌcounty ˈseat) noun

the main town of a county, where its government is

Useful english dictionary. 2012.