Courthouse \Court"house`\ (k[=o]rt"hous`), n.
1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house
appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]
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2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of
the Southern States.
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Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown
by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House.
--Barlett.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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20 Moby Thesaurus words for "courthouse":
capitol, city hall, community center, county building,
county courthouse, court, courtroom, dock, fire station, firehouse,
jury box, municipal building, police headquarters, police station,
precinct house, statehouse, town hall, town house, witness box,
witness stand
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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