pierre
pierre — noun
1. a small city in the north-central United States that serves as the political and
a small city in the north-central United States that serves as the political and administrative center of the state of South Dakota; it lies along the Missouri River near the geographic middle of the state and is one of the least populous state capitals in the country.
Pierre is the capital of South Dakota, but Sioux Falls has a much larger population.
capital + state name: naming a US state capital
Christopher visited Pierre during his road trip across the northern United States last autumn.
When driving across South Dakota, many travellers stop in Pierre to see the state capitol building.
Noa learned that Pierre was named after a French fur trader who worked in the area during the 1800s.
The population of Pierre is around fourteen thousand, making it one of the smallest capital cities in the United States.
用法筆記
As a place name, Pierre is always capitalised. Do not confuse this city with the French given name Pierre (pronounced /piˈɛər/), which also appears in English contexts as a first name.