capital city

cap·i·tal cit·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kap-i-tl sit-ee]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tl ˈsɪt i/
- /ˈkæpɪtl ˈsɪti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-i-tl sit-ee]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tl ˈsɪt i/

Definitions of capital city words

noun capital city the seat of government of a country or other political unit 3
noun capital city country's main town 1
noun capital city A city that is a seat of government. 0

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Parts of speech for Capital city

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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capital city popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

capital city usage trend in Literature

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