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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCapital
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.
"The startup successfully raised enough venture capital to launch its new product." - 2
The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administration.
"Lisbon is the vibrant political and cultural capital of Portugal."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'capitalis', meaning 'of the head', stemming from 'caput' (head). During the Middle Ages, the term evolved to denote the chief city of a region, uppercase letters standing at the head of a sentence, and accumulated wealth used to generate more wealth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Capital" is said worldwide
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capitale
Transliteration: /ka.pi.tal/
"Paris est la capitale de la France."
Kapital
Transliteration: /ka.piˈtaːl/
"Das Unternehmen benötigt frisches Kapital für die Expansion."
capitale
Transliteration: /ka.piˈta.le/
"Roma è la capitale d'Italia."
capital
Transliteration: /ka.piˈtal/
"Madrid es la capital de España."
capital
Transliteration: /ka.piˈtaw/
"Brasília é a capital federal do Brasil."
पूंजी
Transliteration: pūnjī
"व्यवसाय शुरू करने के लिए पूंजी की आवश्यकता होती है।"
资本
Transliteration: zīběn
"这家公司拥有雄厚的资金。"
자본
Transliteration: jabon
"새로운 사업을 시작하려면 충분한 자본이 필요합니다."
資本
Transliteration: shihon
"新事業の立ち上げには多くの資本が必要です。"
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