1 the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.
az: paytaxt
ru: столица
2 (also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS/CAPITALS.
az: baş hərf; böyük hərf
ru: прописная буква
3 (business) money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.
az: sərmayə; yatırım
ru: капитал
♦ adjective
1 involving punishment by death: a capital offence; capital punishment.
az: cəzası ölüm olan
ru: караемый смертью
2 (British, old-fashioned) excellent: a capital idea.
az: mükəmməl
ru: превосходный
3 (of a city) being a capital: Rome and other capital cities.
az: paytaxt
ru: главный; стoличный
in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc: the capitals of the ancient Temple of Saturn.
az: sütun başlığı
ru: капитал
English-Azerbaijani dictionary