county town

Noun
  1. The town or city that is the seat of government for a shire (synset 108564875)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
    is a part of: shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
    same as: shire town

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