All 4 Uses of
capital
in
Candide
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Candide and Cacambo got into the coach, the six sheep flew, and in less than four hours they reached the King's palace situated at the extremity of the capital.†
Chpt 18
- This general eagerness at length gave him, too, a desire to see this capital; and it was not so very great a detour from the road to Venice.†
Chpt 22
- Among those who did him the honours of the town was a little Abbe of Perigord, one of those busybodies who are ever alert, officious, forward, fawning, and complaisant; who watch for strangers in their passage through the capital, tell them the scandalous history of the town, and offer them pleasure at all prices.†
Chpt 22
- I did not know that it was a capital crime for a Christian to be found naked with a young Mussulman.†
Chpt 28 *
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.