capital

A capital is the area of a country regared as enjoying primary status; it is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and fixed by law, but there are a number of exceptions. Alternate terms include capital city and political capital; the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital".

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In 1974 Tanzania decided Dodoma should be this, as it's in the middle of the country
In 1783 Princeton's Nassau Hall doubled as this for the nation
On a map
Stockholm or Madrid, or the investment money put up to start a business
Wealth, or a city that the official seat of government in a state
When not lowercase, letters are this
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an architectural graphic on the monitor.) At the top of the column, you'll find this from the Latin for head; it's the most important element in distinguishing the orders of Greek architecture

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