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Definition of Capital of Chile

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America.

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Literary usage of Capital of Chile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"... the city of St. Jago, the capital of Chile, which being not above two leagues oif, and the heavens fo ..."

2. Carpenter's Geographical Reader: South America by Frank George Carpenter (1899)
"SANTIAGO, THE capital of Chile. ... (san-tT-a'go) is the capital of Chile. It O is almost as large as our national capital, and in many things like it. ..."

3. South America by Frank George Carpenter (1915)
"SANTIAGO, THE capital of Chile. ... (san-ti-a'go) is the capital of Chile. It O is about as large as our national capital, and in many things like it. ..."

4. The Progress of America, from the Discovery by Columbus to the Year 1846 by John Macgregor (1847)
"CONCEPCION, about two miles from the bank of the Biobio, and six miles from its mouth, was once the capital of Chile. It has been repeatedly destroyed by ..."

5. Colton and Fitch's Introductory School Geography: Illustrated by Twenty Maps by George William Fitch, George Woolworth Colton (1857)
"Pi (po-to'see), What is the capital of Chile ? So. Is Santiago (san-te-ah'go) situated inland, or on the coast ? Inland. What flourishing sea-port on the ..."

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