STATE CAPITAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does state capital mean? 

• STATE CAPITAL (noun)
  The noun STATE CAPITAL has 1 sense:

1. the capital city of a political subdivision of a country

  Familiarity information: STATE CAPITAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATE CAPITAL (noun)

Meaning:

The capital city of a political subdivision of a country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("state capital" is a kind of...):

capital (a seat of government)

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Instance hyponyms:

capital of Wyoming; Cheyenne (the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state)

capital of Ohio; Columbus (the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University)

Bismarck; capital of North Dakota (capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river)

capital of North Carolina; Raleigh (capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina)

Albany; capital of New York (state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river)

capital of New Mexico; Santa Fe (capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico)

capital of New Jersey; Trenton (capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river)

capital of New Hampshire; Concord (capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river)

capital of Nevada; Carson City (capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada)

capital of Nebraska; Lincoln (capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska)

capital of Montana; Helena (capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana)

capital of Missouri; Jefferson City (capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river)

capital of Mississippi; Jackson (capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River)

capital of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City (capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock)

capital of Oregon; Salem (capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River)

capital of Wisconsin; Madison (capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin)

capital of West Virginia; Charleston (state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river)

capital of Washington; Olympia (capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound)

capital of Virginia; Richmond (capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War)

capital of Vermont; Montpelier (capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont)

capital of Utah; Salt Lake City (the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church)

Austin; capital of Texas (state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas)

capital of Tennessee; Nashville (capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music)

capital of South Dakota; Pierre (capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river)

capital of South Carolina; Columbia (capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina)

capital of Rhode Island; Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University)

capital of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state)

capital of Minnesota; Saint Paul; St. Paul (capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities)

capital of Michigan; Lansing (capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River)

capital of Connecticut; Hartford (the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business)

capital of Colorado; Denver; Mile-High City (the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river)

capital of California; Sacramento (a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California)

capital of Arkansas; Little Rock (the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River)

capital of Arizona; Phoenix (the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation)

capital of Alaska; Juneau (the state capital of Alaska)

capital of Alabama; Montgomery (the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River)

Perth (the state capital of Western Australia)

Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia)

Hobart (a port and state capital of Tasmania)

Melbourne (the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center)

Sydney (the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port)

capital of Delaware; Dover (the capital of the state of Delaware)

capital of Florida; Tallahassee (capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida)

Bean Town; Beantown; Boston; capital of Massachusetts; Hub of the Universe (state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services)

Annapolis; capital of Maryland (state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy)

Augusta; capital of Maine (the capital of the state of Maine)

Baton Rouge; capital of Louisiana (capital of Louisiana)

capital of Kentucky; Frankfort (the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky)

capital of Kansas; Topeka (the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river)

capital of Iowa; Des Moines (the capital and largest city in Iowa)

capital of Indiana; Indianapolis (the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race)

capital of Illinois; Springfield (capital of the state of Illinois)

Boise; capital of Idaho (the capital and largest city of Idaho)

capital of Hawaii; Hawaiian capital; Honolulu (the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu)

Atlanta; capital of Georgia (state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War)

Brisbane (capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia)