# die Welthauptstadt

die Welthauptstadt is a German noun meaning “world capital”. Forms: der Welthauptstadt, die Welthauptstädte.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Welthauptstadt
- Plural: die Welthauptstädte

## In other languages

- Русский: столица мира
- Українська: столиця світу

## Meanings

1. _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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Welt, Hauptstadt.

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