Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

county town

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ty -town
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.

noun

A similar type of town in China.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

county towns (plural)

Phrases

county seat

Frequently Paired Words

county seat

Synonyms

county seat county courthouse shire town

Questions

What does county town mean?
The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom.

How to pronounce county town

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