Countercapital
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A city other than the official capital that serves as a base of power and influence.
"In the last third of the century Medelh'n in fact, as well as in the minds of the antioqueños, stood as an economically based countercapital in the west."
- 2 Possessions, knowledge, and resources that support an alternative to the dominant culture
"Further, this imported 'counter-habitas' and 'cultural counter-capital' frictionally appreciates as pupils' experiences of schooling penetrate a system which depreciates their cultural currency."
Example
More examples"In the last third of the century Medelh'n in fact, as well as in the minds of the antioqueños, stood as an economically based countercapital in the west."
Etymology
From counter- + capital.
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