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capital
noun
the
city
where
a
country
,
state
,
or
region
’
s
government
is
based
•
Paris
is
the
capital
of
France
.
Paris
is
the
capital
of
France
.
•
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
‘
capitale
’,
from
Latin
‘
capitalis
’
meaning
‘
of
the
head
’,
from
‘
caput
’
–
‘
head
’.
The
government
head-town
sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
large
letter
such
as
A
,
B
,
or
C
that
is
used
at
the
beginning
of
sentences
and
names
•
Always
start
a
sentence
with
a
capital
.
Always
start
a
sentence
with
a
capital
.
•
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
‘
capital
letter
’
meaning
a
letter
at
the
head
of
a
sentence
.
