Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
residensstad
English translation:
county town (UK); state capital (USA); province capital (RSA)
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Nov 5, 2007 00:52
16 yrs ago
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Swedish term
residensstad
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Tourism & Travel
Residensstad är i Sverige benämning på den tätort (stad), där länsstyrelsen för länet har sitt huvudsäte.
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residensstad
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residensstad
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | county town (UK); state capital (USA); province capital (RSA) |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | provincial capital |
Larry Abramson
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| 4 | county seat |
asptech
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Change log
Nov 9, 2007 08:43: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
26 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
&
English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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33
Selected
county town (UK); state capital (USA); province capital (RSA)
:o)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
provincial capital
Sounds better than province capital.
Canada and many other countries use this term...which has 1.1 million hits on Google.
Canada and many other countries use this term...which has 1.1 million hits on Google.
7 hrs
county seat
to use the U.S. equivalent
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