capital of Israel
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- noun
- /ˈkæpɪtl əv ɪˈzreɪəl/
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capital de Israel
- I should have written to get the rest of the world to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (instead of Tel Aviv).
- Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
So Trump is more like, well, is Jerusalem effectively the capital of Israel?
- So Trump is more like, well, is Jerusalem effectively the capital of Israel?
Examples
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"Mitt Romney has consistently stated his belief that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel," said Andrea Saul, Romney's spokeswoman.
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Jerusalem is often regarded as the capital of Israel due to its significant history and culture.
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Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
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I personally favor a united Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but it should be a kind of open city.
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Republicans declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel in the platform.
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They refused to admit Jerusalem was the capital of Israel.
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Democrats also restored 2008 language on Jerusalem, declaring the city "is and will remain the capital of Israel."
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On December 13th, 1948, the Israeli Knesset proclaimed Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
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Many debates around the world focus on whether Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of Israel.
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On December 6, 2017, the United States officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Synonyms
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A large city in Israel that is holy for Jews, Christians and Muslims
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'Jerusalem' as the city serving as a nation's seat of government is directly and transparently derivable from 'capital' + 'of' + 'Israel' — the preposition 'of' simply links the noun to the country. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun phrase structure, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE (regardless of any political dispute over the city's status).
Etymology
The name capital of Israel comes from Jerusalem's long role as the place where kings and leaders lived and where important religious sites stood. Because rulers and government buildings were there, people called that city the capital, so the phrase means the 'official city' of Israel today.