county seat

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noun

the seat of government of a county.

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Origin of county seat

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Words nearby county seat

county court, county fair, county farm, county home, county palatine, county seat, county town, coup, coup d'essai, coup d'oeil, coup d'état
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British Dictionary definitions for county seat

county seat

noun

mainly US another term for county town
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