county town

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county town

noun county towns

The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
A similar type of town in China.

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noun administrative town of a county

中文	郡首府 jùnshǒufǔ
Français	chef-lieu de département

noun similar type of town in China

中文	縣城 /县城 xiànchéng

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@misc{county_town_2026,
  title = {county town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/county%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}