"world capital" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: world capitals [plural]
Etymology: From world + capital. Etymology templates: {{com|en|world|capital}} world + capital Head templates: {{en-noun}} world capital (plural world capitals)
  1. (figurative) The most important place in the world (in a particular context). Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-world_capital-en-noun-xPlcpZyp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see world, capital.
    Sense id: en-world_capital-en-noun-LT8qHbw7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): wereldhoofdstad [feminine] (Dutch), maailmanpääkaupunki (Finnish), capitale mondiale [feminine] (French), Welthauptstadt [feminine] (German), światowa stolica [feminine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0

Inflected forms

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