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NATIONAL CAPITAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital city of a nation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("national capital" is a kind of...):
capital (a seat of government)
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Instance hyponyms:
Windhoek (capital of Namibia in the center of the country)
capital of Afghanistan; Kabul (the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan)
Albanian capital; Tirana (the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country)
Algerian capital; Algiers (an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria)
Angolan capital; Luanda (port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola)
George Town (the capital of the Cayman Islands)
capital of Antigua and Barbuda; Saint John's; St. John's (the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua)
Buenos Aires; capital of Argentina (capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center)
Bulgarian capital; Serdica; Sofia (capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria)
Rangoon; Yangon (the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta)
Bujumbura; capital of Burundi; Usumbura (the capital and largest city of Burundi)
Cambodian capital; Phnom Penh; Pnom Penh (the capital and largest city of Kampuchea)
capital of Cameroon; Yaounde (the capital of Cameroon)
capital of Cape Verde; Cidade de Praia; Praia (the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island)
Bangui; capital of Central Africa (the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic)
capital of Sri Lanka; Colombo (the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon)
capital of Chad; Fort-Lamy; N'Djamena; Ndjamena (the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river)
capital of Chile; Gran Santiago; Santiago; Santiago de Chile (the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America)
Beijing; capital of Red China; Peiping; Peking (capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city. In Chinese, 'Beijing' means North Capital ('Bei' means North, 'Jing' means Capital))
capital of Taiwan; Taipeh; Taipei (the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan)
Bogota; capital of Colombia (capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain)
Brazzaville (the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo)
Kinshasa; Leopoldville (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville)
capital of Costa Rica; San Jose (the capital and largest city of Costa Rica)
Yamoussukro (capital of the Ivory Coast)
capital of Guatemala; Guatemala City (the capital and largest city of Guatemala)
Honduran capital; Tegucigalpa (the capital and largest city of Honduras)
Salvadoran capital; San Salvador (the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes)
capital of Nicaragua; Managua; Nicaraguan capital (the capital and largest city of Nicaragua)
capital of Panama; Panama City; Panamanian capital (the capital and largest city of Panama)
capital of Mexico; Ciudad de Mexico; Mexican capital; Mexico City (the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities)
capital of Cuba; Cuban capital; Havana (the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas)
Haitian capital; Port-au-Prince (the capital and largest city of Haiti)
capital of the Dominican Republic; Ciudad Trujillo; Santo Domingo (the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic)
capital of Jamaica; Jamaican capital; Kingston (capital and largest city of Jamaica)
Bridgetown; capital of Barbados (capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados)
capital of Trinidad and Tobago; Port-of-Spain; Port of Spain (the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad)
capital of Cyprus; Nicosia (the capital and largest city of Cyprus)
Czech capital; Prag; Prague; Praha (the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century)
Bratislava; capital of Slovakia; Pozsony; Pressburg (capital and largest city of Slovakia)
capital of Benin; Porto Novo (the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon)
capital of Togo; Lome (capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea)
Copenhagen; Danish capital; Kobenhavn (the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand)
capital of Djibouti; Djibouti (port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti)
Roseau (the capital and largest city of Dominica)
Malabo (the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea)
capital of Norway; Christiania; Oslo (the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast)
capital of Sweden; Stockholm (the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic)
Berlin; German capital (capital of Germany located in eastern Germany)
capital of Ecuador; Quito (the capital of Ecuador)
Asmara; Asmera (the capital of Eritrea)
Addis Ababa; capital of Ethiopia; New Flower (the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia)
Suva (the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island))
capital of Finland; Finnish capital; Helsingfors; Helsinki (the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center)
Athens; Athinai; capital of Greece; Greek capital (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess))
capital of Israel; Jerusalem (capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom)
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
Bucharest; Bucharesti; Bucuresti; capital of Romania (national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania)
capital of Rwanda; Kigali (the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda)
Belgrade; Beograd; capital of Serbia and Montenegro (capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube)
Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia)
Zagreb (the capital of Croatia)
Canadian capital; capital of Canada; Ottawa (the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec))
Australian capital; Canberra; capital of Australia (the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia)
Kolonia (capital of Micronesia)
Funafuti (capital of Tuvalu)
Bairiki; Tarawa (national capital of Kiribati)
capital of Papua New Guinea; Port Moresby (the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea)
Austrian capital; capital of Austria; Vienna (the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss)
capital of the Bahamas; Nassau (the capital of the Bahamas)
capital of Bahrain; Manama (the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island)
capital of Bangladesh; Dacca; Dhaka (the capital and largest city of Bangladesh)
Belgian capital; Brussels; Bruxelles; capital of Belgium (the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
capital of Botswana; Gaborone (capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast)
capital of Bolivia; La Paz (capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia)
Brasilia; Brazilian capital; capital of Brazil (the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960)
British capital; capital of the United Kingdom; Greater London; London (the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center)
Belfast; capital of Northern Ireland (capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland)
capital of Ireland; Dublin; Irish capital (capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic)
Edinburgh (the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth)
Cardiff (the capital and largest city of Wales)
Al Qahira; Cairo; capital of Egypt; Egyptian capital; El Qahira (the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, located near the ancient cities of Memphis (capital of the Pharaohs), Giza (the pyramids of Giza) and Fustat (the first capital of Egypt under Arab rule); a major port just south of the Nile delta)
capital of Nepal; Kathmandu; Katmandu (the capital and largest city of Nepal)
capital of Tibet; Forbidden City; Lassa; Lhasa (the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers)
capital of Indonesia; Djakarta; Jakarta (capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century)
capital of Iran; Iranian capital; Teheran; Tehran (the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran)
Bagdad; Baghdad; capital of Iraq (capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River)
capital of Japan; Edo; Japanese capital; Tokio; Tokyo; Yeddo; Yedo (the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan)
Amman; capital of Jordan (the capital and largest city of Jordan)
capital of Kenya; Nairobi (the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris)
capital of Kuwait; Koweit; Kuwait; Kuwait City (a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait)
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
capital of Gabon; Libreville (the capital of Gabon)
Banjul; capital of Gambia (a port city and capital of Gambia)
Accra; capital of Ghana (the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port)
capital of Grenada; St. George's (the capital and largest city of Grenada)
capital of Guinea; Conakry; Konakri (a port and the capital of Guinea)
Bissau; capital of Guinea-Bissau (the capital of Guinea-Bissau)
Georgetown; Stabroek (port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana)
Amsterdam; capital of The Netherlands; Dutch capital (an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum)
Budapest; capital of Hungary; Hungarian capital (capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary)
capital of Iceland; Reykjavik (the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water)
capital of North Korea; Pyongyang (capital of North Korea and an industrial center)
capital of South Korea; Seoul (the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea)
capital of Laos; Laotian capital; Vientiane (the capital and largest city of Laos)
Bayrut; Beirut; capital of Lebanon (capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean)
capital of Lesotho; Maseru (the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho)
capital of Liberia; Liberian capital; Monrovia (the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia)
capital of Libya; Tarabulus Al-Gharb; Tripoli (the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC)
capital of Liechtenstein; Vaduz (the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein)
capital of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxembourg-Ville; Luxembourg City; Luxemburg (the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)
Skopje; Skoplje; Uskub (capital of modern Macedonia)
Antananarivo; capital of Madagascar (the capital and largest city of Madagascar)
capital of Malawi; Lilongwe (the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi)
capital of Malaysia; Putrajaya (Malaysia's sparkling new capital)
Male (the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands)
Bamako (the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger)
capital of Malta; Valetta; Valletta (the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)
Nouakchott (capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast)
Port Louis (capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island)
Monaco-Ville (the capital of Monaco)
capital of Mongolia; Kulun; Ulaanbaatar; Ulan Bator; Urga (the capital and largest city of Mongolia)
capital of Morocco; Rabat (the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast)
capital of Mozambique; Maputo (the capital and largest city of Mozambique)
capital of New Zealand; Wellington (the capital of New Zealand)
capital of Niger; Niamey (the capital and largest city of Niger)
Abuja; capital of Nigeria; Nigerian capital (capital of Nigeria in the center of the country)
capital of Oman; Masqat; Muscat (a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman)
capital of Pakistan; Islamabad (the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959)
Asuncion; capital of Paraguay (the capital and chief port of Paraguay)
capital of Peru; Lima (capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century)
capital of the Philippines; Manila (the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon)
capital of Poland; Warsaw; Warszawa (the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland)
capital of Portugal; Lisboa; Lisbon (capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic)
Bida; capital of Qatar; Doha; El Beda (the capital and chief port of Qatar)
Basseterre (the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher)
Castries (a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia)
Kingstown (the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent)
Apia; capital of Western Samoa (the capital of Western Samoa)
capital of San Marino; San Marino (the capital and only city of San Marino)
Sao Tome (capital of Sao Tome and Principe)
capital of Saudi Arabia; Riyadh (joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia)
capital of Senegal; Dakar (the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal)
capital of Seychelles; Victoria (port city and the capital of Seychelles)
capital of Sierra Leone; Freetown (port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone)
capital of Singapore; Singapore (the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports)
Honiara (national capital of Solomon Islands)
capital of Somalia; Mogadiscio; Mogadishu (the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean)
capital of South Africa; Pretoria (city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa)
capital of the Russian Federation; Moscow; Russian capital (a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation)
capital of Belarus; Minsk (the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
capital of Estonia; Tallin; Tallinn (a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia)
capital of Latvia; Riga (a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League)
capital of Lithuania; Vilna; Vilnius; Vilno; Wilno (the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)
capital of Moldova; Chisinau; Kishinev (the capital of Moldova)
capital of the Ukraine; Kiev; Kyyiv (capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center)
capital of Armenia; Erivan; Jerevan; Yerevan (capital of Armenia)
Baku; capital of Azerbaijan (a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production)
capital of Georgia; Tbilisi; Tiflis (the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river)
Akmola; Astana; capital of Kazakhstan (remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998)
Bishkek; Biskek; capital of Kyrgyzstan; Frunze (the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991))
capital of Tajikistan; Dusanbe; Dushanbe; Dyushambe; Stalinabad (the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991)
Ashkhabad; capital of Turkmenistan (the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan)
capital of Uzbek; Tashkent; Taskent (the capital of Uzbekistan)
capital of Spain; Madrid; Spanish capital (the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum)
capital of Sudan; Khartoum (the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile)
capital of Suriname; Paramaribo (the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam)
capital of Swaziland; Mbabane (capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland)
Bern; Berne; capital of Switzerland (the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland)
capital of Syria; Damascus; Dimash (an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus)
capital of Tanzania; Dar es Salaam (the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean)
Bangkok; capital of Thailand; Krung Thep (the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture)
capital of Tunisia; Tunis (the capital and principal port of Tunisia)
Angora; Ankara; capital of Turkey; Turkish capital (the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats)
capital of Uganda; Kampala (the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria)
Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates's capital (a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates)
American capital; capital of the United States; Washington; Washington D.C. (the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791)
capital of Uruguay; Montevideo (the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America)
capital of Vanuatu; Port Vila; Vila (capital of Vanuatu)
capital of Venezuela; Caracas (the capital and largest city of Venezuela)
capital of Vietnam; Hanoi (the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam)
Sana; Sana'a; Sanaa (the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau)
capital of Zambia; Lusaka (the capital and largest city of Zambia)
capital of Zimbabwe; Harare; Salisbury (the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe)
