noun · Places & Buildings

capital

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The meaning (definition) of the word capital

the main city of a country where the leaders work

The word capital used in a sentence

Paris is the capital city of France where the leaders work.

Words that mean the same as capital (synonyms)

city

The plural of the word capital

capitals

How the word capital is said around the world

Frenchcapital (kahpeetahl)
Spanishcapital (kahpeetahl)
Mandarin首都 (shǒu dū)
Hindiपूंजी (poongyee)
Arabicعاصمة (ahseemah)
Russianкапитал (kapital)
Portuguese (EU)capital (kuhpeetahl)
Portuguese (BR)capital (kahpeetow)
Japanese資本 (shihon)
GermanHauptstadt (howptstaht)
Urduسرمایہ (suhrmahyah)
Punjabiਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ (rahgyuhdahnee)
Korean수도 (sudo)
Hebrewהוֹן (hohnuh)
Greekκεφάλαιο (kephalaio)
Dutchhoofdstad (hohvtstaht)
Tagalogkapital (kahpeetahl)
Vietnamesethủ đô (too doh)
Turkishbaşkent (bahshkant)
Persianسرمایه (sahrmahyay)
Polishkapitał (kahpeetow)
Ukrainianкапітал (kapital)
Bengaliমূলধন (moolawdawn)
Swedishkapital (kahpeetahl)
Italiancapitale (kahpeetahlay)

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