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German
Etymology
From Welt (“world”) + Hauptstadt (“capital city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat/
- Hyphenation: Welt‧haupt‧stadt
Noun
Welthauptstadt f (genitive Welthauptstadt, plural Welthauptstädte)
- (figurative) world capital (most important place in the world in a particular context)
Bologna ist die Welthauptstadt des guten Essens.- Bologna is the world capital of good food.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Welt, Hauptstadt.
Declension
Declension of Welthauptstadt
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