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| Abidjan |
the seaport capital of the Ivory Coast. |
| Abu Dhabi |
the capital of the United Arab Emirates. |
| Accra |
the seaport capital of Ghana. |
| Addis Ababa |
the capital of Ethiopia. |
| Afghanistan |
a country in south central Asia. Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. |
| Agana |
the capital of Guam. |
| Alabama |
a state in the southeastern United States. Its capital is Montgomery. (abbreviated: AL) |
| Alaska |
a state of the United States on the northwestern coast of North America. Its capital is Juneau. (abbreviated: AK) |
| Albania |
a country in southeastern Europe. Albania borders on the Adriatic Sea, and Greece is one of its neighbors. Tirane is the capital of Albania. |
| Albany |
the capital of New York. |
| Alberta |
a Canadian province located between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Its capital is Edmonton. |
| Algeria |
a country in northern Africa. Algiers is the capital of Algeria. |
| Algiers |
the seaport capital of Algeria. |
| Alma-Ata |
the largest city of Kazakhstan and a former capital. |
| Amman |
the capital of Jordan. |
| Amsterdam |
the official capital city of the Netherlands. Most of the government of the Netherlands is located in another city, The Hague. |
| Andorra |
a small country in the mountainous region between France and Spain. The capital of Andorra is also called Andorra. |
| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa. Luanda is the capital of Angola. |
| Ankara |
the capital of Turkey. |
| Annapolis |
the capital of Maryland. [1/2 definitions] |
| annulet |
an encircling molding, as around the shaft of a column where it joins the capital. |
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