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subcapitals

subcapitals is the plural of subcapital.

Meaning of subcapital

Noun

subcapital (plural subcapitals)

  1. A secondary or regional capital; the capital of a subdivision.
    • In every district there is a “sudder station” or capital, […] In addition to these 224 official subcapitals, there are other large towns at which small European communities may be found, and also a few large military stations where a settlement of civilians is nearly always found in addition to the...1884, J. M. Thoburn, “The Anglo-Saxon Dispersion”, in My Missionary Apprenticeship, New York: Phillips & Hunt, page 408

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Questions about subcapitals

What is subcapitals the plural of?
Subcapitals is the plural of subcapital.

Words near subcapitals in the dictionary

  1. subcantors
  2. subcapacities
  3. subcapacity
  4. subcapillary
  5. subcapital
  6. subcapitals
  7. subcapsular
  8. subcapsularly
  9. subcapsule
  10. subcapsules
  11. subcaptain

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