"county town" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: county towns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} county town (plural county towns)
  1. The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. Categories (place): Towns Related terms: county seat Translations (administrative town of a county): 郡首府 (jùnshǒufǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kreivikunnan pääkaupunki (Finnish), chef-lieu de département (note: in France) [masculine] (French), baile contae [masculine] (Irish), príomhbhaile contae [masculine] (Irish), residensstad [common-gender] (Swedish), länshuvudstad (english: Finland Swedish) [common-gender] (Swedish), tref sirol [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-county_town-en-noun-8IvlkXh6 Disambiguation of Towns: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'administrative town of a county': 93 7
  2. A similar type of town in China. Translations (similar type of town in China): 縣城 (Chinese Mandarin), 县城 (xiànchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), piirikunnan pääkaupunki (Finnish), baile contae [masculine] (Irish), príomhbhaile contae [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-county_town-en-noun-aM~RNbAk Disambiguation of 'similar type of town in China': 5 95

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