| 单词 | capital town |
| 释义 | > as lemmascapital town capital town n. [compare Middle French, French ville capitale (a1417 as capital ville)] = sense B. 2a; cf. capital city n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city headeOE mother-boroughc1225 master-borougha1325 sedea1387 chief1393 master-townc1400 metropolitan?a1439 capital city1439 master citya1450 stade1481 metropolea1500 capital1525 seatc1540 head-place1546 chamber1555 mother city1570 metropolis1584 metropolite1591 madam-town1593 capital town1601 seat-town1601 metropolie1633 megapolis1638 county seat1803 Queen City1807 metrop1888 Metroland1951 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 125 From thence..to the capitoll towne of the Arachosians [L. Arachosiorum oppidum], 515 miles. 1829 A. Royall Pennsylvania I. 10 A small wooden musical box..by mechanical invention produced the name of any capital town you called for. 1991 R. Oliver Afr. Experience (1993) vii. 88 Islam was the religion of a minority important enough to be accorded a special quarter of the capital town containing twelve mosques. < as lemmas |
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