Noun
A city that is a seat of government.
A city (or cities) much larger or more important to a country than all others, regardless of the actual seat of government (cf., Moscow and Saint Petersburg regardless of moves of the Russian government; Amsterdam despite the Dutch government having been situated in The Hague since 1588).
(Australia) The major metropolitan areas of Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide), all of which happen to be state capitals, and by extension the major metropolitan areas of other countries; note that other state capitals Hobart, Darwin, and national capital Canberra are often excluded.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAbbas justifies his actions against both the U.S. and Israel on the basis of his deep antipathy towards the Trump Peace Plan, to the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city, and his personal aversion to President Trump himself. Source: Internet
Abuja, the nation's capital city is fast trailing Lagos State in the number of coronaviruses confirmed cases so far released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Source: Internet
According to health officials, the Associated Press reported Sunday, 59 people had been diagnosed with the mystery illness as of January 5, with all known cases seeming to originate from Wuhan, the capital city of the Hubei province. Source: Internet
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of fatal overdoses in the county that includes Ohio's capital city jumped during the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, the county coroner reported Monday. Source: Internet
According to the AJP, "the scale of the bombardment and kinds of weapons used represented disproportionate use of force" in a capital city with primarily residential areas by all the factions involved—including the government forces. Source: Internet
Administrative divisions Yemen is divided into 20 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and the capital city of Sana'a. Source: Internet