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principal city

noun as in capital

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It is the principal city, the seat of government for the province of Biscay and of the bishopric of Durango.

Indeed, it was by a Yankee trick that the sand-blown peninsula secured the principal city of the Pacific.

It is raised and administered by County Associations in each county and principal city.

The chief island was Massua, and the principal city Swakem, in about 19° of north latitude, which was well built and rich.

Different from every other principal city I had visited, St. Petersburgh had no storied associations to interest the traveller.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to principal city, such as: metropolis, municipality, control, county seat, political front, and the hill.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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