COUNTY SEAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The town or city that is the seat of government for a county

Synonyms:

county courthouse; county seat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("county seat" is a kind of...):

seat (a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))

Holonyms ("county seat" is a part of...):

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)