单词 | capitalhood |
释义 | capitalhoodn. The condition of being a capital city. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city > condition of being capitalhood1865 1865 Examiner 25 Nov. 743 Her [sc. Florence's] half forgotten dreams of capital-hood are more than realized. 1896 Ann. Rep. Surgeon-General, U.S. Navy 268 The excellent sanitary work that made the exposition in commemoration of the eight hundredth year of the city's capitalhood highly successful. 1937 C. Belfrage Away from it All ii. 241 The only solution to interstate quarrels as to which city had first claim to capitalhood. 1949 C. A. Graham & R. Perkin in R. B. West Rocky Mt. Cities 284 The mantle of regional capitalhood rests lightly on the Mile-High City. 2002 D. Hayes Hist. Atlas Canada 255/3 Another proposal called for two provinces..divided along a line of latitude, an idea liked by Calgarians, who aspired to provincial capitalhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1865 |
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