The Capital City

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The Capital City is a nickname for Springfield, Illinois, highlighting its role as the state’s governmental center and seat of the Illinois state capitol.


Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf moniker
nickname
appliesTo Springfield, Illinois
associatedWithState Illinois
category nicknames of cities in the United States
nicknames of places in Illinois
connotation administrative center
political importance
denotesRole seat of the Illinois state capitol
state governmental center
geographicScope U.S. state of Illinois
hasCapitalBuilding Illinois State Capitol
hasContext government and politics of Illinois
highlightsFunction capital of the U.S. state of Illinois
impliesFunction location of Illinois state government
location of the Illinois General Assembly
location of the Illinois Supreme Court (in Springfield seat)
location of the office of the Governor of Illinois
language English
refersTo Springfield, Illinois
refersToAdministrativeStatus state capital
refersToTypeOfPlace city
usedAs nickname for Springfield, Illinois
usedBy Illinois state institutions in promotional materials
residents of Springfield, Illinois
usedIn local branding of Springfield, Illinois
tourism promotion for Springfield, Illinois

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Springfield, Illinois
hasNickName

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