capital city

capitale

Città dove ha sede il governo principale di un paese o di una regione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: capital

Espressioni comuni: the capital city, a capital city, national capital city

grande città, capitale statale

Una grande città australiana, soprattutto una capitale di stato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: major city, state capital

Espressioni comuni: Australian capital city, capital city prices

città principale, metropoli

La città più grande o importante di un paese, anche se il governo si trova altrove.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: leading city, metropolis

Espressioni comuni: a capital city, great capital city