county town
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The rate in Suffolk's county town jumped by 46% in the week to 10 October to 749.4 cases per 100,000 people - and was the fourth highest rate for a district in England.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2021
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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