Capital
Capital noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.
Gem
Gem noun - A usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament.
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The Tamuli: While it is not, strictly, gem-encrusted, the city of Matherion, capital city of the Tamul Empire, is covered in nacre tiles.
Source: Gem-Encrusted - In a prime example of Didn't Think This Through, the Combine leads an all-out assault on the capital city of Arrakis in the hope of beating Coruscant to the Gem.
Source: Webcomic / Draw Your Own Story - Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth gives us this little gem from everyone's favorite hyper-violent, less-than-clever dwarf when in control of a dirigible steered in the direction of Stormwind (for non-players, this means he is aiming at the capital city of friendly territory).
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