English > state capital: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | The capital city of a political subdivision of a country. |
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| Instances | Adelaide | The state capital of South Australia |
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| Albany, capital of New York | State capital of New York |
| Annapolis, capital of Maryland | State capital of Maryland |
| Atlanta, capital of Georgia | state capital and largest city of Georgia |
| Augusta, capital of Maine | The capital of the state of Maine |
| Austin, capital of Texas | State capital of Texas on the Colorado River |
| Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana | Capital of Louisiana |
| Bismarck, capital of North Dakota | Capital of the state of North Dakota |
| Boise, capital of Idaho | The capital and largest city of Idaho |
| Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts |
| Brisbane | Capital and largest city of Queensland state |
| Carson City, capital of Nevada | Capital of the state of Nevada |
| Charleston, capital of West Virginia | State capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river |
| Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming | The capital and largest city of Wyoming |
| Columbia, capital of South Carolina | capital and largest city in South Carolina |
| Columbus, capital of Ohio | The state capital of Ohio |
| Concord, capital of New Hampshire | Capital of the state of New Hampshire |
| Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado | The state capital and largest city of Colorado |
| Des Moines, capital of Iowa | The capital and largest city in Iowa |
| Dover, capital of Delaware | The capital of the state of Delaware |
| Frankfort, capital of Kentucky | The capital of Kentucky |
| Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania | Capital of Pennsylvania |
| Hartford, capital of Connecticut | The state capital of Connecticut |
| Helena, capital of Montana | Capital of the state of Montana |
| Hobart | A port and state capital of Tasmania |
| Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, Hawaiian capital | The capital and largest city of Hawaii |
| Indianapolis, capital of Indiana | The capital and largest city of Indiana |
| Jackson, capital of Mississippi | Capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River |
| Jefferson City, capital of Missouri | Capital of the state of Missouri |
| Juneau, capital of Alaska | The state capital of Alaska |
| Lansing, capital of Michigan | Capital of the state of Michigan |
| Lincoln, capital of Nebraska | Capital of the state of Nebraska |
| Little Rock, capital of Arkansas | The state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River |
| Madison, capital of Wisconsin | Capital of the state of Wisconsin |
| Melbourne | The capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city |
| Montgomery, capital of Alabama | The state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River |
| Montpelier, capital of Vermont | Capital of the state of Vermont |
| Nashville, capital of Tennessee | capital of the state of Tennessee |
| Oklahoma City, capital of Oklahoma | Capital and largest city of Oklahoma |
| Olympia, capital of Washington | Capital of the state of Washington |
| Perth | The state capital of Western Australia |
| Phoenix, capital of Arizona | The state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona |
| Pierre, capital of South Dakota | Capital of the state of South Dakota |
| Providence, capital of Rhode Island | The capital and largest city of Rhode Island |
| Raleigh, capital of North Carolina | capital of the state of North Carolina |
| Richmond, capital of Virginia | Capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state |
| Sacramento, capital of California | A city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River |
| Saint Paul, St. Paul, capital of Minnesota | Capital of the state of Minnesota |
| Salem, capital of Oregon | Capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River |
| Salt Lake City, capital of Utah | The capital and largest city of Utah |
| Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico | Capital of the state of New Mexico |
| Springfield, capital of Illinois | Capital of the state of Illinois |
| Sydney | The largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea |
| Tallahassee, capital of Florida | Capital of the state of Florida |
| Topeka, capital of Kansas | The capital of the state of Kansas |
| Trenton, capital of New Jersey | Capital of the state of New Jersey |
| Broader | capital | A seat of government |
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| city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| Spanish | capital de estado |
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