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Meaning of county town | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Cymraeg tref sirol
Deutsch Kreisstadt
Français chef-lieu de département
Gaeilge baile contae príomhbhaile contae
Svenska länshuvudstad residensstad

Examples

“Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

county-level city county-level municipality countyhood countyism Countywide Coup

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