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"capital; capital city" in Dutch

hoofdstad
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Literal Breakdown

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head hoofd
town stad

Summary

The Dutch translation for “capital; capital city” is hoofdstad. The Dutch, hoofdstad, can be broken down into 2 parts:"head" (hoofd) and "town" (stad).

Examples of "capital; capital city" in use

There are 7 examples of the Dutch word for "capital; capital city" being used:
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the capital de hoofdstad
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. Londen is de hoofdstad van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.
The capital of the United Kingdom is London. De hoofdstad van het Verenigd Koninkrijk is Londen.
the Spanish capital Madrid de Spaanse hoofdstad Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and its most important city. Madrid is de hoofdstad van Spanje en bovendien de belangrijkste stad.
In the capital Beijing the people groan almost daily under high concentrations of fine dust. In de hoofdstad Peking kreunt de bevolking zo goed als dagelijks onder te hoge concentraties fijn stof.
With this stunt, our capital wants to secure a place in the European gastronomic scene. Onze hoofdstad wil met deze stunt een plaats afdwingen in de Europese gastronomische scène.

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capital; capital city,
In the capital Beijing the people groan almost daily under high concentrations of fine dust.,
London is the capital of the United Kingdom.,
Madrid is the capital of Spain and its most important city.,
the capital,
The capital of the United Kingdom is London.,
the Spanish capital Madrid,
With this stunt, our capital wants to secure a place in the European gastronomic scene.
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Domien De Groot