COUNTY TOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

county town; shire town

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

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

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

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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

shire (a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county)