Kilo Lingo

/ˈkæpɪtəl/

Line drawing of capital
Coloured illustration of capital
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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.

more .

In business, capital means the money used to start or run something.

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This word is part of lesson 43.