/ˈkæpɪtəl/
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Translation
The most important city of a country, where the government is.
Word origin
From Latin capitalis meaning of the head, from caput, head; the capital is the head city of a country.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- caput
- English cognates
- captain, chapter
Examples
Paris France.
The capital is the main city of a country.
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Capital letters are the big letters: A, B, C rather than a, b, c.
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In business, capital means the money used to start or run something.
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