county town
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sheeran is known for playing impromptu gigs in Suffolk's county town, including one on the Town Hall steps in 2022.
From BBC • May 4, 2025
"We are aware of the need to reassure people and everything possible is being done to make sure we keep our county town and the county safe."
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023
The Hub needs leadership, ownership, imagination, and regional thinking, along with a partnership between the state, county, town, Rechler, and future investors.
From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2020
The train station in Tralee, the county town of County Kerry, is named for him.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2016
At one we stopped for lunch at one of those inevitable old-fashioned hotels in the main street of a county town.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.