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English

Etymology
From the L. capitalis, "of the head." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-capital.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
capitol

Noun
en-noun

1. A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

#: Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.
#: The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe�s youngest capital.

1. economics money|Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
2. An uppercase letter.
3. architecture The uppermost part of a column.

Usage notes
The homophone capitol refers only to a building, usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a capital city.

Malayalam: തലസ�ഥാന� (thalasthhaanam)
Marathi: रा�धान� (r�jdh�ni)
Polish: stolica f
Portuguese: capital f
Romanian: capital� f
Russian: ��оли�а (stolíca) f
Sanskrit: रा�धान� (r�jdh�nī)
Spanish: capital f
Swedish: huvudstad c
Telugu: రా�ధాని (raajadhaani)
Turkish: ba�kent
Urdu: URchar|دارا�خ�ا�� (d�r-ul-khilafa)
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trans-top|money and wealth
Chinese: ��, �� (zī b�n)
Dutch: kapitaal n
Estonian: kapital
Finnish: pääoma
French: #French|capital m
German: Kapital n
Hebrew: ��� (hon) m
Japanese: �� (���, shihon)
Italian: capitale m
Korean: �본 (jabon)
Malayalam: മ�ലധന� (mooladhanam)
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Polish: kapita� m
Portuguese: capital f
Romanian: capital#Romanian|capital
Russian: капи�ал (kapitál) m, �о��о�ние (sostojánije) n
Spanish: capital m
Swedish: kapital n
Telugu: ప�����బడి (peTTubaDi), స�పద (saMpada)
Turkish: anapara, anamal, sermaye, kapital
Urdu: URchar|سر�ا�� (ser-mayia)
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trans-top|uppercase letter
Chinese: 大寫��, 大��� (dà xi� zì m�)
Dutch: hoofdletter f
Finnish: iso kirjain, versaalikirjain, majuskeli
French: majuscule f
German: Gro�buchstabe m
Italian: maiuscola f
Japanese: 大�� (����, �moji)
Korean: �� (daesa)
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Polish: duża litera f, wielka litera f
Portuguese: (letra maiúscula|letra) maiúscula
Russian: заглавна� б�ква (zaglávnaja búkva) f, бол��а� б�ква (bol'šája búkva) f
Spanish: mayúscula f
Swedish: versal, stor bokstav
Turkish: büyük harf, büyük
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trans-top|uppermost part of a column
Estonian: kapiteel
Finnish: kapiteeli
German: Kapitell n
Italian: capitello m
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Korean: �문� (daemunja)
Polish: nag�ówek m
Russian: капи�ел� (kapitél') m
Spanish: capitel m
Swedish: kapitäl
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ttbc|Catalan: capital f (1), capital m (2), lletra majúscula f (3)
ttbc|Indonesian: ibukota (1), kapital (2), huruf besar (3)
ttbc|Interlingua: capital (1,2); majuscula, littera majuscule (3)
ttbc|Korean: �� (seoul), �� [��] (sudo) (1), �본 [��] (jabon) (2), �문� [大��] (daemunja) (3)
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Synonyms
;letter
caps (in the plural)
majuscule

Antonyms
;letter
minuscule

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. of prime importance
2. context|British excellent

#: That is a capital idea!

1. involving punishment by death

#: Not all felonies are capital crimes.

1. uppercase

#: One begins a sentence with a capital letter.

Translations
trans-top|of prime importance
Chinese: 主��, 主�� (zh� yào de)
Dutch: hoofd-, kapitaal
Finnish: ensisijainen, pääasiallinen, pää- (in compounds)
German: Haupt-
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Italian: capitale, principale
Korean: �� ��� (gajang jungyohan)
Russian: главн�й (glávnyj), о�новно (osnovnój), капи�ал�н�й (kapitál'nyj)
Spanish: capital
Swedish: huvudsaklig
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trans-top|excellent
Dutch: uitstekend, excellent
Finnish: mahtava, suurenmoinen, loistava, fantastinen
French: excellent#French|excellent m excellente f
German: gro�artig
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Italian: ottimo, magnifico, eccellente, splendido
Korean: �고� (chwigo-ui), ��� (chwisang-ui)
Russian: капи�ал�н�й (kapitál'nyj)
Spanish: excelente
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trans-top|involving punishment by death
Chinese: ���, ��� (jì mìng de)
Dutch: dood(straf)
Finnish: kuolemalla rangaistava, kohtalokas (figurative)
French: #French|capital m, #French|capitale f
German: Kapital-
Italian: capitale
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Korean: �� (sahyeong)
Malayalam: മരണ ശി��ഷ (maraNa Siksha)
Spanish: capital (pena)
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trans-top|uppercase
Chinese: 大寫, 大� (dà xi�)
Dutch: hoofd(letter)
Finnish: versaali, iso#Finnish|iso
French: majuscule m|f
trans-mid
Italian: maiuscolo
Korean: ����� (eopeokeiseu)
Russian: заглавн�й (zaglávnyj), бол��ой (bol'šoj)
Spanish: mayúscula
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ttbc|Interlingua: capital (1); excellente (2)
ttbc|Portuguese: capitalm, f (1); excelente m, f (2)
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Antonyms
;uppercase
lower-case

See also
block capitals
capital punishment
in capitals
with a capital

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/ka.pi.tal/
SAMPA|/ka.pi.tal/

Noun
fr-noun|m|plural=capitaux

1. Capital (money and wealth)

Adjective
fr-adj|mp=capitaux

1. Capital (important)

#: La peine capitale est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.

Related terms
capitale
capitaliser
capitalisme

Spanish

Etymology
From L. capit�lis

Noun
es-noun-m|plural=capitales

1. capital italbrac|finance

es-noun-f|plural=capitales

1. capital italbrac|city

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