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a government building that houses the offices of a county government

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  1. n. a government building that houses the offices of a county government
  2. n. a building that houses judicial courts
  3. 1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.] 2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of the Southern States. Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House. Barlett.
  4. n:100 n. a government building that houses the offices of a county government n. a building that houses judicial courts