capital city

首都

国や地域の中心となる政府が置かれている都市。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： capital

よく使う表現： the capital city, a capital city, national capital city

主要都市、州都

オーストラリアの大きな都市、特に州都。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： major city, state capital

よく使う表現： Australian capital city, capital city prices

主要都市、大都市

政府が別の場所にあっても、国内で最大または最も重要な都市。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： leading city, metropolis

よく使う表現： a capital city, great capital city