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  • 1

    n.dated(in former times) the prefecture where the provincial capital is located

    • zhè jiàn shì yào qù shǒu fǔ dì fang zhèng fǔ méi yǒu quán xiàn

      首府地方政府没有权限

      This goes to the capital. The local government has no jurisdiction.

  • 2

    n.capital of an autonomous region or prefecture

    • měi guó měi yī gè zhōu dōu yǒu shǒu fǔ

      美国首府

      Each state of the United States has a capital.

    • jǐ shí wàn rén de chén jì shǒu fǔ xùn sù fā zhǎn chéng wéi yōng yǒu liǎng bǎi wàn rén kǒu de yōng jǐ dū shì

      沉寂首府迅速发展成为拥有百万人口拥挤都市

      A sleepy capital of a few hundred thousand people has mushroomed to a crowded city of 2 million.

  • 3

    n.capital of a dependency or colony

    • zuì gāo shǒu fǔ

      首府

      capital of a dependency or colony