Meanings
nouncounty town (plural county towns)
plural county towns
- The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59 - A similar type of town in China.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe town or city that is the seat of government for a county
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 郡首府, 縣城 /县城
- 郡首府 (jùnshǒufǔ)administrative town of a county
- 縣城 /县城 (xiànchéng)similar type of town in China
Finnish kreivikunnan pääkaupunki, piirikunnan pääkaupunki
- kreivikunnan pääkaupunkiadministrative town of a county
- piirikunnan pääkaupunkisimilar type of town in China
French chef-lieu de département
- chef-lieu de départementadministrative town of a county
Irish baile contae, príomhbhaile contae
- baile contaeadministrative town of a county
- príomhbhaile contaeadministrative town of a county
- baile contaesimilar type of town in China
- príomhbhaile contaesimilar type of town in China
Polish stolica hrabstwa, stolica hrabstwa
- stolica hrabstwaadministrative town of a county
- stolica hrabstwasimilar type of town in China
Swedish residensstad, länshuvudstad
- residensstadadministrative town of a county
- länshuvudstadadministrative town of a county
Welsh tref sirol
- tref siroladministrative town of a county
Cite this entry
APA
county town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20town
MLA
“county town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20town. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “county town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/county%20town.
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