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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital city of a political subdivision of a country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

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

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

capital (a seat of government)

Instance hyponyms:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

capital of West Virginia; Charleston (state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha 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 Wyoming; Cheyenne (the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state)

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

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

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

Hobart (a port and state capital of Tasmania)

Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia)

Perth (the state capital of Western Australia)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baton Rouge; capital of Louisiana (capital of Louisiana)

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

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

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)

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