hoofdstad

Meaning

1. (feminine) capital city
2. (feminine,plural,plural-only) (politics) The EU-member states, as opposed to 'Brussel'

Concepts

capital

capital city

metropolis

uppercase

chorography

city

hometown

settlement

town

Hyphenated as

hoofd‧stad

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦoːftstɑt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hôvetstat, from hovet (“head”) + stat (“town”). Equivalent to modern hoofd- + stad.

Sentences

Edinburg is de officiële hoofdstad van Schotland .

Edinburgh is the official capital of Scotland.

Brussel is de onofficiële hoofdstad van Europa .

Brussels is the unofficial capital of Europe.

Het treinverkeer rondom de hoofdstad werd stilgelegd.

Train traffic around the capital was shut down.