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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the town in a county where its government is based
Thesaurus: towns, cities and villageshyponym
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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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the main town of a county, where its government is
Useful english dictionary. 2012.