capital

"printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"

capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase

is derived from

capitalize

is derived from

capitalise

a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

"the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"

capital

is a type of (narrower)

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

"they received messages from several centers"

center, centre

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

cap, capital, chapiter

adjectives

first-rate

"a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"

capital

is similar to

of high or superior quality or performance

"superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

superior

domain region

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

of primary importance

"our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

capital

is similar to

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

"primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

primary

uppercase

"capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

capital, great, majuscule