Capital and Town

Capital

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

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

Town noun - A thickly settled, highly populated area.

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Capital and town are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capital" instead a noun "Town".

Nearby Words: township, townsman

human	human capital	human town
old	old capital	old town
original	original capital	original town
actual	actual capital	actual town
Other adjectives: entire, real, little, provincial, peaceful, major, ruined, former, last, local, thriving, modern, western, southern, European.

Played with in that he lives in a major town and isn't hard to find—but he doesn't live in the metalworking "capital" of Avernum (Dharmon); instead, he's in the mining town of Fort Draco.

Source: Video Game / Avernum
In Clare, Michigan (a quaint little farm town about a hundred miles north of the state capital), the town bakery, which had been in business since 1896, was in danger of closing.

Source: Donut Mess with a Cop
While as a state capital it hardly qualifies as a "town", it should be noted that Austin is home to the University of Texas's main campus.

Source: Quirky Town

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