Столица
Столица is the Russian word for capital, as in a capital city, not a capital letter. It's a perfectly regular noun (as long as you know the five-letter spelling rule).
| Москва — столица Российской Федерации. | Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. |
| — Вашингтон — это столица какой страны? — Не помню. Посмотри в Википедии. |
“Washington is the capital of what country?” “I don't remember. Look it up on Wikipedia.” |
| Столица Аризоны — Финикс, хотя раньше столицей был город Прескотт. | The capital of Arizona is Phoenix, although previously the capital was Prescott. |
| До столицы ещё оставалось пятьдесят километров, когда у нас лопнула шина. | We were fifty miles away from the capital when our tire blew out. |
Note: for a reminder on the difference between capital and Capitol, see the first usage note at dictionary.reference.com.
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