capital
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtl/
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capital
- Los Angeles is known as the entertainment capital of the world.
- capital of the world
- called the capital
Students made Oxford the murder capital of medieval England.
- Students made Oxford the murder capital of medieval England.
- We are the dance capital of New Jersey.
- Has Atlanta replaced New York hip hop capital?
- In those days, Las Americas and Los Cristianos was crime capital.
- But I mean, when I was a kid, Madeira Beach, John's Pass was a grouper capital of the world.
Examples
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The Craigs' itinerary included the great art capitals of Europe, including London, Paris, and Munich.
Fiction book (2001) -
This is the Upper East Side, saloon capital of the world.
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We are the dance capital of New Jersey.
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It's the entertainment capital of the world.
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New York is the wholesale jewelry capital of the world.
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New Mexico is the ufology capital of the world.
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And it's all celebrating the relic that made this village the tourism capital of the Himalayas.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, can reasonably be called the termite capital of the continental United States.
Academic text (2003) -
The same day, Clinton flew to the country's financial capital, Bombay, the last stopover.
Academic text (2002) -
And it's October 31st, which is a special day across the country, but most especially in Salem, America's unofficial Halloween capital.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people go for a service or activity
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3.7
A busy central place where people or services come together
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4.1
A central place where people and activities come together around one topic
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3.5
A city that is the main center for an area worldwide, like fashion or finance
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capital comes from the Latin caput 'head', so a 'fashion capital' is like the 'head' city for fashion, meaning the main place for that activity.