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COUNTY SEAT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The town or city that is the seat of government for a county
Synonyms:
county courthouse; county seat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("county seat" is a kind of...):
seat (a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))
Holonyms ("county seat" is a part of...):
county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)