county town

== English == === Noun === county town (plural county towns) The administrative town of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. A similar type of town in China. ==== Usage notes ==== If the county town happens to have city status, it is still referred to as the county town, never the county city. A few eponymic towns (e.g. Buckingham, Derby, Lancaster, York) are not the county towns of their counties. ==== Related terms ==== county seat ==== Translations ====