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Bundeshauptstadt
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German
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Etymology
de :af Bund -es- Hauptstadt
de Bund -es- Hauptstadt
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʊndəsˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat/
de De-Bundeshauptstadt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Bun des haupt stadt
Noun
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en federal capital capital city of a federal union
Usage notes
Most usage is of en Berlin and en Vienna (in Germany and Austria respectively). However, it can be used of any federal union, e.g. de die US-Bundeshauptstadt Washington the US federal capital of Washington.
Declension
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Related terms
de Landeshauptstadt
Further reading
de Capital cities