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There is no reason, in the capital city of the richest country in the world, for anybody to be hungry.
William E. Conway, Jr.

Meaning of "capital city" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPITAL CITY

capital city  [ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPITAL CITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capital city is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPITAL CITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

capital city

Capital city

A capital city or capital town is the municipality enjoying primary status in a state, country, province, or other region as its seat of government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of its respective government and is normally fixed by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, the different branches of government are located in different settlements.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPITAL CITY


anticity
ˌæntɪˈsɪtɪ
capacity
kəˈpæsɪtɪ
city
ˈsɪtɪ
complexity
kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
density
ˈdɛnsɪtɪ
diversity
daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
electricity
ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ
ethnicity
ɛθˈnɪsɪtɪ
inner-city
ˌɪnəˈsɪtɪ
intensity
ɪnˈtɛnsɪtɪ
Intercity
ˌɪntəˈsɪtɪ
multicity
ˌmʌltɪˈsɪtɪ
necessity
nɪˈsɛsɪtɪ
outcity
ˌaʊtˈsɪtɪ
parmacitie
ˌpɑːməˈsɪtɪ
publicity
pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ
simplicity
sɪmˈplɪsɪtɪ
university
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ
velocity
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPITAL CITY

capital account
capital allowance
capital allowances
capital assets
capital budget
capital cost
capital employed
capital equipment
capital expenditure
capital formation
capital gain
capital gains tax
capital gearing
capital goods
capital investment
capital levy
capital market
capital movement
capital offence
capital punishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPITAL CITY

audacity
authenticity
big city
cardboard city
cathedral city
elasticity
fat city
felicity
free city
garden city
inner city
modulus of elasticity
multiplicity
opacity
reciprocity
scarcity
specificity
storage capacity
toxicity
twin city

Synonyms and antonyms of capital city in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capital city» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPITAL CITY

Find out the translation of capital city to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capital city from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capital city» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

省会城市
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciudad capital
570 millions of speakers

English

capital city
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजधानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العاصمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজধানী শহর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capitale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ibu negeri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptstadt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首都
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu kutha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành phố thủ đô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலை நாகரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजधानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başkent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stolica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

столиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capitală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτεύουσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofstad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvudstad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hovedstaden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capital city

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL CITY»

The term «capital city» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL CITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capital city

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2 QUOTES WITH «CAPITAL CITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word capital city.
1
William E. Conway, Jr.
There is no reason, in the capital city of the richest country in the world, for anybody to be hungry.
2
Austin Grossman
My ultimate game - or at least one I would really like to see - would be something where it was like the beginning of George R. R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones', where you're Ned Stark, and you know that one of your friends has been murdered, and you go to the capital city and you have to navigate this web of court intrigue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPITAL CITY»

Discover the use of capital city in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capital city and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Capital City
An evocative fictional portrait of the impact of the Depression on the Great Plains captures working-class people of the period as they struggle to overcome the hardships, challenges, and pain of everyday life in the face of poverty, ...
Mari Sandoz, 2007
2
Capital City: New York City and the Men Behind America's ...
Describes the emergence of post-Civil War New York City, as it evolved from a port city to metropolis via the birth of capitalism, and how such moguls as Rockefeller, Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan helped define the foundation of twentieth ...
Thomas Kessner, 2004
3
Capital City
In the 1990s, four black men, seeking money, power, and respect, discover the ultimate price of making fast cash in the harsh inner city of Washington, D.C. Original.
Omar Tyree, Urban Griot, 2008
4
Capital City Politics in Latin America: Democratization and ...
Widely known as the anthology that best meshes tradition with innovation, this 'shorter' version of The American Tradition in Literature includes every major author found in the two-volume set, but fewer selections keep it manageably half ...
David J. Myers, Henry A. Dietz, 2002
5
Austin Beer: Capital City History on Tap
"A history of Austin beer and local beer culture"--
‎2013
6
Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future
Beijing Welcomes You is a glimpse into the future and an encounter with an urban place we do not yet fully comprehend, and a superpower it is essential we get to know better.
Tom Scocca, 2011
7
Chaos in the Capital City
The killing of two patrons at a Hispanic restaurant during a robbery gone wrong unleashes a small race war that threatens to engulf all of Washington, D.C., in violent upheaval. Reprint.
D. Mitchell, 2008
8
Bhubaneswar: From a Temple Town to a Capital City
In this informative new book, Ravi Kalia continues his examination of the planning of Indian cities begun with his earlier study of Chandigarh.
Ravi Kalia, 1994
9
Capital: Melbourne When It Was the Capital City of Australia ...
And Melba herself, the original diva: Australia's first international superstar. In Capital, Kristin Otto illuminates the small-town web of influence, friendship and sheer coincidence that held it all together.
Kristin Otto, 2010
10
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
Underworld London traces these developments, from the highway robberies of the eighteenth century, made possible by the constant traffic of wealthy merchants in and out of the city, to the beatings, slashings and poisonings of the Victorian ...
Catharine Arnold, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPITAL CITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capital city is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bold Cardiff city deal urged to help Cardiff become fastest growing …
Could Cardiff become Europe's fastest growing capital city? He quoted Peter Fox, Monmouthshire County Council's Tory leader, as saying ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
Joel Foster: A water works for the Capital City
As the Capital City grew, a central water system had been discussed as early as the 1850s. There was even a survey prepared in 1860 to ... «Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Jul 15»
3
Egypt insists new capital city is still on course
The 700-sq-km city, which was announced in February, is to be developed by Capital City Partners (CCP), a property investment fund ... «GCR, Jul 15»
4
Naidu seeks Japanese Premier Abe support in AP development
... met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo seeking his support in development of the capital city of Amaravati and other infrastructure ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
5
New sign welcomes eastbound travelers to capital city
New sign welcomes eastbound travelers to capital city. By Rachel Molenda, Staff writer. SAM OWENS | Gazette. A new stone sign welcomes ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
6
JICA may offer consultancy services to Andhra Pradesh's Greenfield …
Estimating the investment requirements of Andhra's Greenfield capital city at $50 billion over the next 15 years, Naidu urged JICA to prepare an ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
Uber hits roadblocks in Brazil's biggest city and capital
And the city council of the capital city of Brasilia also approved such a ban. The Sao Paulo measure still needs another vote and then the ... «Autoblog, Jul 15»
8
Fresh showers in the Capital city
Fresh showers in the Capital city. 6 Jul, 2015. Officials walk in monsoon rain at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. PrevNextPlay Slideshow ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Capital city turns battlefield
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOZHIKODE: The capital city and Kozhikode turned into a battlefield on Monday in the march staged by SFI ... «Kaumudi Online, Jul 15»
10
Capital City team on song
Capital City team on song. Vishaal Kumar Sunday, July 05, 2015. Action from the Suva-Macuata Skipper Cup clash at the ANZ Stadium in Suva yesterday ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»

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