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  • 31capital — cap|i|tal1 [ kæpıtl ] noun *** 1. ) capital or capital city count the city where a country or region has its government: Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial capital: Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida. a ) the most… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32capital — I UK [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l] / US noun Word forms capital : singular capital plural capitals *** 1) a) capital or capital city [countable] the city where a country or region has its government Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial… …

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  • 33capital — 1 noun 1 CITY (C) an important town or city where the central government of a country, state etc is: Albany is the capital of New York State. 2 FINANCIAL (singular, uncountable) money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34capital*/*/*/ — [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l] noun I 1) capital or capital city [C] the city where a country or region has its government Madrid is the capital of Spain.[/ex] 2) capital or capital letter [C] the large form of a letter that you use at the beginning of a sentence… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 35capital — I cap•i•tal [[t]ˈkæp ɪ tl[/t]] n. 1) gov the city or town that is the official seat of government of a country, state, etc 2) cvb a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field: the dance capital[/ex] 3) pri capital letter 4) bus the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36capital — n 1. seat of government, center of government, first city. 2. capital letter, majuscule, initial letter, Inf. cap, upper case letter, uncial letter. 3. principal, assets, stock, investment; funds, moneys, finances, savings, hard cash, liquid… …

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  • 37capital — I. /ˈkæpətl / (say kapuhtl) noun 1. the city or town which is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc. 2. a capital letter. 3. the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, etc. 4 …

  • 38capital — capital1 noun 1》 the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative centre.     ↘a place particularly associated with a specified activity: the fashion capital of the world. 2》 wealth owned… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39letter — 1 noun (C) 1 a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: Bart s writing a letter to his parents. | I got a long letter from Melanie today. | mail a letter AmE: Can you mail this letter for me on your way out? …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40capital — {{11}}capital (adj.) early 13c., from L. capitalis of the head, hence capital, chief, first, from caput (gen. capitis) head (see HEAD (Cf. head)). A capital crime (1520s) is one that affects the life or head; capital had a sense of deadly, mortal …

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