shire town

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shire town

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Compound of shire + town.

noun shire towns

The administrative centre, or capital, of a shire.
Similar: county seat

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Deutsch	Grafschaftshauptort

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@misc{shire_town_2026,
  title = {shire town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shire%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}