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capital cities

capital cities is the plural of capital city.

Meaning of capital city

Noun

capital city (plural capital cities)

  1. A city that is a seat of government.
  2. A city (or cities) much larger or more important to a country than all others, regardless of the actual seat of government (cf., Moscow and Saint Petersburg regardless of moves of the Russian government; Amsterdam despite the Dutch government having been situated in The Hague since 1588).
  3. (Australia) The major metropolitan areas of Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide), all of which happen to be state capitals, and by extension the major metropolitan areas of other countries; note that other state capitals Hobart, Darwin, and national capital Canberra are often excluded.
    Synonyms:
    capital

Questions about capital cities

What is capital cities the plural of?
Capital cities is the plural of capital city.

Words near capital cities in the dictionary

  1. capital appreciation bond
  2. capital appreciation bonds
  3. capital asset
  4. capital assets
  5. capital budgeting
  6. capital cities
  7. capital city
  8. capital control
  9. capital controls
  10. capital crime
  11. capital crimes

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