world capital

English

Etymology

From world +‎ capital.

Noun

world capital (plural world capitals)

(figurative) The most important place in the world (in a particular context).
New York and London vie to be the world capital of finance.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see world,‎ capital.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: wereldhoofdstad f
Finnish: maailmanpääkaupunki
French: capitale mondiale f
German: Welthauptstadt (de) f
Polish: światowa stolica f

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