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county town

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noun

  1. the town in which a county's affairs are or were administered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 10 signatories include Stevenson and nine others, who hold a mix of seats at county, town and parish level.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

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

The ruins of the county town are preserved to remember the 20,047 who died.

From BBC • May 9, 2013

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

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