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coun·ty seat

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. county seat, county courthousenoun

    the town or city that is the seat of government for a county

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  1. county seatnoun

    The city in which the offices of county government are located.

Wikipedia

  1. County seat

    A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica.

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  1. county seat

    A county seat is the administrative center or headquarters of a county, where the local government's main office buildings are located and key governmental functions are carried out. It is often the largest or most important city or town in the county. The exact roles and functions of a county seat can vary greatly between different regions and countries.

Wikidata

  1. County seat

    A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States. In the United Kingdom and Ireland county towns have a similar function.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of county seat in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of county seat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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