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Yes, the noun 'capital' is both an adjective and a noun.

The noun 'capital' is a singular, common, concrete noun as a general word for:

  • a city in which the main offices of a government are located;
  • the most important city for an particular activity or product;
  • an upper case letter of the alphabet.
The noun 'capital' is a singular, common, abstract noun as a general word for:
  • wealth in money or assets owned by a person or organization.

The word 'capital' is also an exclamation, an informal British term for 'splendid'.

Note: The noun 'capitol" (ending in 'ol') is a word for a building housing any state legislature (common noun), and a word for the main building of the US Congress (proper noun) in Washington, DC.

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