SHIRE TOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shire town mean? 

• SHIRE TOWN (noun)
  The noun SHIRE TOWN has 1 sense:

1. the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire

  Familiarity information: SHIRE TOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIRE TOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The town or city that is the seat of government for a shire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

county town; shire town

Hypernyms ("shire town" is a kind of...):

seat (a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Holonyms ("shire town" is a part of...):

shire (a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county)