chef-lieu

Definitions of chef-lieu
  1. noun
    a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
    synonyms: siège
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    examples:
    concorde
    capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
    types:
    capitale
    a seat of government
    capitale
    the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
    capitale d'état
    the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
    type of:
    centre, coeur
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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