Capitol Definition
kăpĭ-tl
noun
The temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
Webster's New World
The building in which a state legislature meets.
Webster's New World
The building in which the U.S. Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
Webster's New World
A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Synonyms:
- Capitol Building
- legislature
- statehouse
- dome
- center
- the political front
- the political scene
- U.S. Congress
- legislative hall
- senate
- capitol-hill
- seat-of-government
- state legislature
- house-of-representatives
pronoun
The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Capitol
Noun
Singular:
capitolPlural:
capitolsOrigin of Capitol
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Middle English Capitol Jupiter's temple in Rome from Old French capitole from Latin Capitōlium after Capitōlīnus , Capitoline, the hill on which Jupiter's temple stood perhaps akin to caput, capit- head capital1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin capitōlium.
From Wiktionary
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