Capital city
State capital and capital city are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State capital" instead a noun phrase "Capital city".
State capital
State capital noun - The capital city of a political subdivision of a country.
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Synonyms for State capital
Capital city and state capital are semantically related. You can use "Capital city" instead a noun phrase "State capital".
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- Not to mention that their state capital is, in fact, "Capital City." (This seemingly proves that they're not in Illinois, since Illinois's state capital is, in fact, "Springfield.") Their state bird is apparently the pot-bellied sparrow.
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