state capital
19
2.8
- noun
- /steɪt ˈkæpɪtl/
:
capital del estado
- The governor's office is located in the state capital, where important decisions are made.
- state capital city
It was Austin was just a college town and it was the state capital and that was it.
- It was Austin was just a college town and it was the state capital and that was it.
Examples
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The Puget Sound region includes 12 counties and 18 watersheds from the Canadian border to Olympia, the state capital of Washington.
Academic text (2001) -
Hermosillo, the state capital of Sonora, is a four-hour drive from the Arizona-Sonora border town of Nogales.
Academic text (1997) -
Give me the state capital.
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First of all, Atlanta is our state capital, right?
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Well, I'm only asking you because when I get elected and I go to the state capital, I want to take you with me.
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Sacramento is the California state capital, home to over 1.4 million people and host to over 6 million visitors per year.
Academic text (2009) -
Your state's delegation is supposed to meet at a place in the state capital determined by the legislature.
Blog text (8) -
We got dressed up and went to the state capital for an annual event held over two days of all-day meetings.
Academic text (2015) -
Salt Lake City first became the capital of the Mormon settlement and then Utah's state capital.
Academic text (2005) -
In the state capital today, the legislature is winding up the current session and by this time next week all representatives will be involved wooing constituents for next springs primary.
Synonyms
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2.7
The city where a country's government works
5
3.7
A city where a province has its main government offices
How Official
449
3.5
19
2.8
4
3.7
- US
34
2.2
- US
64
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'state' (a political division) with 'capital' (a city where the government sits): it denotes the capital city of a state rather than a nation. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can predict the meaning.
Etymology
State capital is the city where a state's government has its main offices and leaders meet. The word capital suggests the 'head' or main city, so state capital means the city that serves as the state's government center.