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Capitol1 definition

Capi·tol (kap′ət 'l)

noun

  1. the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome
  2. ☆ the building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
  3. ☆ the building in which a state legislature meets

Etymology: ME & OFr capitolie < L Capitolium, temple of Jupiter in Rome; < ? (but possibly related to caput, head)

Capitol2 definition

Capi·tol (kap′ət'l)

Capitoline

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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