capital city
C21
concept
A capital city is the municipality designated as the official seat of a country's or region's government, typically hosting its central administrative, legislative, and often judicial institutions.
All labels observed (29)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| capital city canonical | 414 |
| provincial capital | 188 |
| state capital | 131 |
| former capital | 85 |
| regional capital | 54 |
| seat of legislature | 52 |
| seat of parliament | 24 |
| former national capital | 19 |
| national capital | 17 |
| U.S. state capital | 12 |
| administrative capital | 5 |
| federal city | 3 |
| Capital city | 2 |
| de facto capital | 2 |
| Cherokee capital | 1 |
| capital city in Azeroth | 1 |
| capital city title | 1 |
| capital city type | 1 |
| capital municipality | 1 |
| capital of Egypt | 1 |
| capital of France | 1 |
| capital of Gondor | 1 |
| legislative capital | 1 |
| national capitol | 1 |
| prefecture capital | 1 |
| столица | 1 |
| عاصمة إقليم | 1 |
| عاصمة وطنية | 1 |
| დედაქალაქი | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: capital city
Generated description
A capital city is the municipality designated as the official seat of a country's or region's government, typically hosting its central administrative, legislative, and often judicial institutions.
Instances (1,008)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Awka | state capital |
| Klagenfurt | state capital |
| Damaturu | state capital |
|
Krusevac
surface form:
Kruševac
|
former national capital |
| Kathmandu | — |
| Amaseia | former capital |
| Şırnak | provincial capital |
| Saipan | — |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow | seat of legislature |
|
Digges farm, Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form:
Washington, D.C.
|
— |
| Skopje | — |
| Dili | — |
| Tirana | — |
| Auki | provincial capital |
| Dover, Delaware | state capital |
| Podgorica | — |
|
city of Latina
surface form:
Latina
|
provincial capital |
| Jalingo | state capital |
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
surface form:
Oklahoma City
|
state capital |
| Pristina | — |
|
southeastern Somalia
surface form:
Mogadishu
|
— |
| Sucre | — |
| United States Capitol Complex | seat of legislature |
| Brasília | — |
| Koronadal | provincial capital |
| Karakorum | former capital |
| Sarai | former capital |
| Sarai Batu | former capital |
|
city of Rieti
surface form:
Rieti
|
provincial capital |
| Kökeqota | former capital |
| Parliament House, Hobart | seat of legislature |
|
New Delhi, India
surface form:
New Delhi
|
— |
| La Paz | administrative capital |
| Via della Pisana, Rome (principal seat) | seat of legislature |
| Shura Council building in Doha | seat of legislature |
| Potenza | provincial capital |
| Ouaga | — |
| El Aaiún | regional capital |
| Lambaye | former capital |
| Sarmizegetusa Regia | former capital |
| Pierre, South Dakota | state capital |
| Kazan | — |
| Tórshavn | — |
| Helena | state capital |
| Indrapura | former capital |
| Újvidék | regional capital |
| Parliament House, Helsinki | seat of legislature |
| Madison | state capital |
|
Richmond
surface form:
Richmond, Virginia
|
state capital |
|
Suwon, South Korea
surface form:
Suwon
|
provincial capital |