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capital
noun
the
city
where
a
country
,
state
,
or
region
β
s
government
is
based
β’
Paris
is
the
capital
of
France
.
Paris
is
the
capital
of
France
.
β’
Our
class
took
a
day-trip
to
the
capital
to
visit
the
national
museum
.
Our
class
took
a
day-trip
to
the
capital
to
visit
the
national
museum
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
β
capitale
β,
from
Latin
β
capitalis
β
meaning
β
of
the
head
β,
from
β
caput
β
β
β
head
β.
The
government
head-town
sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
-
capital
money
,
property
,
or
other
assets
used
to
start
or
run
a
business
or
project
β’
She
needed
more
capital
to
open
her
bakery
.
She
needed
more
capital
to
open
her
bakery
.
β’
Investors
supplied
the
start-up
with
venture
capital
.
Investors
supplied
the
start-up
with
venture
capital
.
Sense
of
β
wealth
β
comes
from
the
idea
of
the
β
principal
sum
β (
the
β
head
β)
that
earns
interest
,
recorded
in
English
since
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
large
letter
such
as
A
,
B
,
or
C
that
is
used
at
the
beginning
of
sentences
and
names
β’
Always
start
a
sentence
with
a
capital
.
Always
start
a
sentence
with
a
capital
.
β’
Names
like
"
London
"
and
"
Emma
"
begin
with
a
capital
.
Names
like
"
London
"
and
"
Emma
"
begin
with
a
capital
.
The
printing
sense
appeared
in
the
18th
century
,
from
earlier
β
capital
letter
β
meaning
a
letter
at
the
head
of
a
sentence
.
adjective
involving
the
death
penalty
;
punishable
by
death
β’
In
the
past
,
theft
of
a
horse
was
a
capital
offense
.
In
the
past
,
theft
of
a
horse
was
a
capital
offense
.
β’
Some
countries
have
abolished
all
capital
punishment
.
Some
countries
have
abolished
all
capital
punishment
.
Legal
use
dates
from
the
late
Middle
Ages
,
from
Latin
β
capitalis
β
β
β
of
the
head
β,
because
the
person
could
lose
their
head
as
punishment
.
adjective
excellent
;
very
good
(
old-fashioned
)
β’
β
That
was
a
capital
performance
!β
the
director
exclaimed
.
β
That
was
a
capital
performance
!β
the
director
exclaimed
.
β’
We
had
a
capital
time
at
the
seaside
last
weekend
.
We
had
a
capital
time
at
the
seaside
last
weekend
.
Adjective
sense
meaning
β
excellent
β
recorded
from
the
mid-18th
century
,
likely
from
the
idea
of
β
head-important
β
or
from
the
French
β
capital
β
used
approvingly
.
capitalism
noun
-
capitalism
an
economic
and
social
system
in
which
businesses
,
property
,
and
industry
are
owned
and
run
for
profit
by
private
individuals
rather
than
by
the
state
β’
Many
people
believe
that
capitalism
encourages
innovation
by
rewarding
successful
ideas
.
Many
people
believe
that
capitalism
encourages
innovation
by
rewarding
successful
ideas
.
β’
The
professor
explained
how
capitalism
and
democracy
can
sometimes
be
in
tension
.
The
professor
explained
how
capitalism
and
democracy
can
sometimes
be
in
tension
.
Coined
in
English
in
the
mid-19th
century
from
capital
+
βism
,
originally
referring
to
the
dominance
of
owners
of
capital
;
later
broadened
to
mean
the
entire
economic
system
based
on
private
ownership
for
profit
.
