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Meaning of "remained the capital"

This phrase refers to a city or town that has been and continues to be the central seat of government and administrative functions for a country or region. It implies that despite changes or challenges, the city has maintained its status as the political and administrative center

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remained the capital
Bastia remained the capital of the entire island.
Nevertheless Marrakesh remained the capital.
Nagpur remained the capital of the new state.
It was known then as Akbarabad and remained the capital of the Mughal Empire.
It remained the capital of the new Verwaltungskreis.
Quebec City remained the capital.
It remained the capital until the Ottoman invasion.
The capital city was Sarajevo, which remained the capital following independence.
Coimbra remained the capital of Portugal for more than a century during the late Middle ages.
The move was disguised as temporary, but Moscow has remained the capital ever since.
Stade remained the capital.
Under the Act of Mediation, Orbe remained the capital of its own district.
It remained the capital of Souss.
Founded in 681 by Khan Asparouch, Pliska remained the capital in just over two centuries.
It remained the capital after the colony was transferred to the United States.

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Since then, it has remained the capital of the country.
It remained the capital of the moderate, traditional attitude and religious opportunism.
For about 100 years, Grünstadt remained the capital of the county of Leiningen-Westerburg.
It remained the capital for a few years after Mexico 's independence.
Damascus remained the capital.
This remained the capital of the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
Minsk therefore remained the capital of the enlarged BSSR.
It remained the capital during the reign of Mokalsi 's son Jairsi and Wairsi.
For a long time Leh remained the capital of the Rajas of Ladakh.
Jerusalem remained the capital of Judah, whilst that of Israel was eventually established at Samaria.
However, Udaipur remained the capital of Mewar State.
It remained the capital until the 12th century, when Orthez took over.
For twenty years Maastricht remained the capital of the French département of Meuse-Inférieure.
Hattusha remained the capital of the Hittite empire until its mysterious decline around 1200 BC.
So, Tashqurghan remained the capital of a small independent state.
It remained the capital of Qasim Khanate until 1681 when the khanate was re-absorbed into Russia.
Alexandria remained the capital for nearly a thousand years.
Rabat remained the capital even when Morocco achieved independence in 1956.
Murshidabad remained the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal until their rule.
Damour also remained the capital of Mount Lebanon for three Centuries.
Alexandria remained the capital of the country, but Egypt itself became a Roman province.
Bratislava remained the capital of the Slovak Republic, which became a client state of Germany.
Sarajevo has remained the capital and the official languages are Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.
Mazouna remained the capital of the Beylik until the end of the 17th century.
The city remained the capital of Israel until the Romans sacked it in AD 70.
Daultabad remained the capital until the fall of their empire in 1313.
The city remained the capital of Madagascar after regaining independence in 1960.
Ljubljana remained the capital city when Slovenia became independent in 1991.
Kaifeng remained the capital of Henan province until 1954, when it was moved to Zhengzhou.
Mehrauli remained the capital of the Mamluk dynasty which ruled until 1290.
Rabat then remained the capital even after Morocco achieved independence in 1956.
Lalibela remained the capital of Ethiopia from the late 12th into the 13th century.
It has remained the capital of Himachal Pradesh ever since 1966.
Abidjan remained the capital of Côte d'Ivoire after its independence from France in 1960.
Austin remained the capital when Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845.

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