capitol

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

  • (Washington D.C. building for U.S. Congress): Capitol (usually capitalized)

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[edit] Noun

Singular
capitol

Plural
capitols

capitol (plural capitols)

  1. Temple of Jupiter in Rome.
  2. (rare as lowercase) The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.
  3. A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
    The capitol building is located smack-dab in the middle of the state capital.
    • 1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1,
      The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .

[edit] Related terms

  • capital (the city in which the capitol is located)

[edit] Translations

the building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets
temple of Jupiter in Rome
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