Former world capital whose name means "capital city" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KYOTO Former world capital whose name means "capital city" (5)
8% BERN Capital city on the Aare (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
8% LIRA Turkish capital that shares a name with the former capital of Italy? (4) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
8% ACCRA Ghana's capital city (5) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
8% ANKARA Capital city in Anatolia (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
8% BERNE Swiss capital city (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 9, 2025
8% RIO Brazil's former capital (3) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
7% CAIRO World capital on the world's longest river (5) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
7% OSLO World capital near the 60th parallel (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
7% ABIDJAN Largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
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