Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated, slang)Used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight.

    That's an amazing idea! Capital!

Examples

1244 sentences
  1. Paris is the capital of France.

    Париж - столиця Франції. — aandrusiak

    ruПариж - столица Франции. — naXa

    deParis ist die Hauptstadt von Frankreich. — TRANG

  2. Write your name in capital letters.

    Напиши своє ім'я великими літерами. — deniko

    ruНапиши своё имя большими буквами. — Gruzilkin

    deSchreiben Sie Ihren Namen in Großbuchstaben. — Dejo

  3. Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

    Токіо — столиця Японії. — menix

    ruТокио — столица Японии. — Tonari

    deTokyo ist die Hauptstadt von Japan. — Wolf

  4. The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

    Столиця Японії - Токіо. — aandrusiak

    ruСтолица Японии — Токио. — afyodor

    deDie Hauptstadt von Japan ist Tokio. — jerom

  5. Berlin is the capital of Germany.

    Берлін — столиця Німеччини. — deniko

    ruБерлин - столица Германии. — Balamax

    deBerlin ist die Hauptstadt von Deutschland. — Esperantostern

Origin

From Middle English capital, borrowed partly from Old French capital and partly from Latin

From Middle English capital, borrowed partly from Old French capital and partly from Latin capitālis (“of the head”) (in sense “head of cattle”), from caput (“head”) (English cap) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives). Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle. The noun is from the adjective. In the fourth sense, displaced native Old English hēafodburg, equivalent to head + borough (“city”).

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Collocations

4 patterns
  • the capital of
  • is the capital
  • capital punishment
  • capital letter

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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