History of Capital

	Revision 21 . . (edit) October 27, 2001 5:06 am by MichaelTinkler
	Revision 20 . . (edit) October 17, 2001 9:44 pm by ManningBartlett [decided on "World capital cities" as the name]
	Revision 16 . . (edit) September 12, 2001 4:25 am by Janet Davis

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Also, the capital of a country is the city or town that contains the central government a country. Each country has one official capital at any given point in time, usually fixed, though it may be separate from the actual seat of government or move about seasonally. See [capital (geography)]?.

Also, the capital of a country is the city or town that contains the central government a country. A country may have more than one official capital at any given point in time It may be separate from the actual seat of government or move about seasonally. Different branches of government may be centered in different cities. See capital cities.

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Also, the capital of a pillar or column is its top part. See [capital (architecture)]?. also see capitalism

In architecture, the capital of a pillar or column is its top part. See [capital (architecture)]?.