All 3 Uses of
capital
in
Arrowsmith
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Martin's capital was practically gone.†
Chpt 10 *
- So the Pendown Castle came to Blackwater, the capital and port of St. Hubert.†
Chpt 31
- They sped out of the capital by white shell roads agonizing to the sun-poisoned eyes; they left the dusty shanties of suburban Yamtown for a land cool with bamboo groves and palmettoes, thick with sugar-cane.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Capital has many other senses including an uppercase letter (such as B in contrast to b); and anything that is more important than other similar things -- especially a city from which a nation is governed. Capital is often confused with capitol which is the building (or buildings) from which a nation is governed. See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of capital.