noun
Meaning 1
The capital city of a state (national subdivision).
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Phrase guide
state capital
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noun
Meaning 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see state, capital. (The capital (“money, wealth”) of a state (“polity”).)
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noun
Meaning 3
the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: capital, city, metropolis, urban center
Narrower terms: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Montgomery, capital of Alabama, Juneau, capital of Alaska, Phoenix, capital of Arizona, Little Rock, capital of Arkansas, Sacramento, capital of California, Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado, Hartford, capital of Connecticut, Dover, capital of Delaware, Tallahassee, capital of Florida, Atlanta, capital of Georgia, Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, Hawaiian capital, Boise, capital of Idaho, Springfield, capital of Illinois, Indianapolis, capital of Indiana, Des Moines, capital of Iowa, Topeka, capital of Kansas, Frankfort, capital of Kentucky, Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana, Augusta, capital of Maine, Annapolis, capital of Maryland, Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts, Lansing, capital of Michigan, Saint Paul, St. Paul, capital of Minnesota, Jackson, capital of Mississippi, Jefferson City, capital of Missouri, Helena, capital of Montana, Lincoln, capital of Nebraska, Carson City, capital of Nevada, Concord, capital of New Hampshire, Trenton, capital of New Jersey, Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico, Albany, capital of New York, Raleigh, capital of North Carolina, Bismarck, capital of North Dakota, Columbus, capital of Ohio, Oklahoma City, capital of Oklahoma, Salem, capital of Oregon, Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania, Providence, capital of Rhode Island, Columbia, capital of South Carolina, Pierre, capital of South Dakota, Nashville, capital of Tennessee, Austin, capital of Texas, Salt Lake City, capital of Utah, Montpelier, capital of Vermont, Richmond, capital of Virginia, Olympia, capital of Washington, Charleston, capital of West Virginia, Madison, capital of Wisconsin, Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: osavaltion pääkaupunki — capital city of a state
- German: Landeshauptstadt — capital city of a state
- Khmer: ទីរួមរដ្ឋ (ti roum roth) — capital city of a state
- Malay: ibu kota — capital city of a state
- Malay: ibu negeri — capital city of a state
- Polish: stolica stanu — capital city of a state
- Swedish: delstatshuvudstad — capital city of a state
- Turkish: eyalet başkenti — capital city of a state
- Vietnamese: thủ phủ — capital city of a state