Capital and State

Capital

Capital noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

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State and capital are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun "Capital".

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Capital and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capital" instead a noun "State".

human	human capital	human state
current	current capital	current state
original	original capital	original state
entire	entire capital	entire state
Other adjectives: former, temporary, last, modern, red, southern.

Obfuscating Stupidity: The Warners can perform and explain Shakespeare; name every country, as well as every American state and capital, and every President, from memory; and generally make frequent references to science, history, literature, politics, and a host of other subjects.

Source: Western Animation / Animaniacs
Coffee still is a important export of Brazil, but it never was in Rio Grande do Sul (the state where Porto Alegre is the capital).

Source: The Capital of Brazil Is Buenos Aires
It is composed of only one state (which is overrun by the Amazon forest) called São Paulo, whose capital is Rio de Janeiro, but it is also called Buenos Aires.

Source: The Capital of Brazil Is Buenos Aires

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