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Capitol
The definition of a capitol is the building where a legislature meets.
(noun)An example of a capitol is the building where the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
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See Capitol in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome
- ☆ the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
- ☆ the building in which a state legislature meets
Origin: ME & OFr capitolie < L Capitolium, temple of Jupiter in Rome; < ? (but possibly related to caput, head)
Capitoline
See Capitol in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.
- Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets. See Usage Note at capital1.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English Capitol, Jupiter's temple in Rome
Origin: , from Old French capitole
Origin: , from Latin Capitōlium
Origin: , after Capitōlīnus, Capitoline, the hill on which Jupiter's temple stood
Origin: ; perhaps akin to caput, capit-, head; see Capital 1
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