capital city

capital

Ciudad donde se encuentra el gobierno principal de un país o región.

En inglés sencillo: The city where a country or region has its main government.

• Ankara is the capital city of Turkey.
• Their capital city has a large parliament building.
• We visited two capital cities during our trip.

Sinónimos: capital

Expresiones frecuentes: the capital city, a capital city, national capital city

gran ciudad, capital estatal

Una ciudad importante de Australia, especialmente una capital de estado.

En inglés sencillo: A major Australian city, especially one that is a state capital.

• Capital city rents rose across Australia.
• The report compares capital cities with smaller regional towns.
• Most new jobs were in capital cities such as Sydney and Melbourne.

Sinónimos: major city, state capital

Expresiones frecuentes: Australian capital city, capital city prices

ciudad principal, gran metrópoli

La ciudad más grande o importante de un país, aunque el gobierno esté en otra.

En inglés sencillo: A country’s largest or most important city, even when its government is elsewhere.

• Traders treated the port as a capital city.
• The author calls it a capital city because it dominates national culture.
• These two capital cities led commerce, although the government sat elsewhere.

Sinónimos: leading city, metropolis

Expresiones frecuentes: a capital city, great capital city