# die Landeshauptstadt

die Landeshauptstadt is a German noun meaning “state capital”. Forms: der Landeshauptstadt, die Landeshauptstädte.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Landeshauptstadt
- Plural: die Landeshauptstädte

## In other languages

- Русский: столица страны

## Meanings

1. _in German and Austrian contexts always_ state capital, capital of a Bundesland
2. _referring to other countries also_ national capital (capital of a country)

## Examples

- Ein verheerendes Erdbeben hat die Landeshauptstadt getroffen. — A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

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