Useful english dictionary. 2012.
capital — cap|i|tal1 [ kæpıtl ] noun *** 1. ) capital or capital city count the city where a country or region has its government: Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial capital: Tallahassee is the state capital of Florida. a ) the most… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
capital — I UK [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l] / US noun Word forms capital : singular capital plural capitals *** 1) a) capital or capital city [countable] the city where a country or region has its government Madrid is the capital of Spain. state/regional/provincial… … English dictionary
Spain — noun a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Kingdom of Spain, ↑Espana • Members of this Region: ↑auto da fe, ↑Spanish Civil War, ↑Galician, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
capital*/*/*/ — [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l] noun I 1) capital or capital city [C] the city where a country or region has its government Madrid is the capital of Spain.[/ex] 2) capital or capital letter [C] the large form of a letter that you use at the beginning of a sentence… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions … Catholic encyclopedia
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SPAIN — (in Hebrew at first אספמיא then ספרד), country in S.W. Europe. The use of the word Spain to denote Sepharad has caused some confusion in research. Spain came into being long after the Jews had been expelled from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Spain (disambiguation) — Spain may refer to: *Spain, a European country **Spain (European Parliament constituency) *Spain (band), a 1990s American jazz rock band * Spain (composition), a 1971 instrumental jazz fusion composition * Spain (album), by Michel Camilo *Spain… … Wikipedia
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) — Capital Punishment † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… … Catholic encyclopedia
Capital punishment in the People's Republic of China — Capital punishment in China redirects here. For the situation in Taiwan, see Capital punishment in the Republic of China. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
