county town

English

Noun

county town (plural county towns)

The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
A similar type of town in China.

Usage notes

If the county town happens to have city status, it is still referred to as the county town, never the county city.
A few eponymic towns (e.g. Derby, Lancaster, York) are not the county towns of their counties.

Related terms

county seat

Translations

administrative town of a county

Chinese:
Mandarin: 郡首府 (jùnshǒufǔ)
Finnish: kreivikunnan pääkaupunki

Irish: baile contae m, príomhbhaile contae m
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

similar type of town in China

Chinese:
Mandarin: 縣城 (zh), 县城 (zh) (xiànchéng)
Finnish: piirikunnan pääkaupunki

Irish: baile contae m, príomhbhaile contae m
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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