This is the 8573rd most frequent Dutch word.
hoofdsteden
Capital cities.
The word 'hoofdsteden' is used as the plural form of 'hoofdstad', meaning 'capital' when talking about more than one capital city.
De hoofdsteden van Nederland en België zijn respectievelijk Amsterdam en Brussel.
The capitals of the Netherlands and Belgium are Amsterdam and Brussels, respectively.
'Hoofdsteden' here refers to multiple capital cities in the context of recalling or listing them.
In een quiz moesten we de hoofdsteden van alle Europese landen noemen.
In a quiz, we had to name the capitals of all European countries.
The term 'hoofdsteden' is used here to denote capitals in terms of their historical significance.