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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti/
capital city means: The city where a country or region has its main government.
noun
The city where a country or region has its main government.
- Ankara is the capital city of Turkey.
- Their capital city has a large parliament building.
- We visited two capital cities during our trip.
A major Australian city, especially one that is a state capital.
- Capital city rents rose across Australia.
- The report compares capital cities with smaller regional towns.
- Most new jobs were in capital cities such as Sydney and Melbourne.
A country’s largest or most important city, even when its government is elsewhere.
- Traders treated the port as a capital city.
- The author calls it a capital city because it dominates national culture.
- These two capital cities led commerce, although the government sat elsewhere.
Questions about capital city
What does capital city mean?
The city where a country or region has its main government.
What is capital city in other languages?
Türkçe: başkent · Español: capital · Français: capitale · Deutsch: Hauptstadt · Italiano: capitale · 日本語: 首都
How do you pronounce capital city?
It is pronounced /ˌkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti/.
How do you use capital city in a sentence?
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Their capital city has a large parliament building.
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