state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a countrycity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Brisbane - capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia Sydney - the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port Melbourne - the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center Hobart - a port and state capital of Tasmania Adelaide - the state capital of South Australia Perth - the state capital of Western Australia capital of Arizona, Phoenix - the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation capital of Connecticut, Hartford - the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business Atlanta, capital of Georgia - state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War capital of Indiana, Indianapolis - the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commerical center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race |