Capitol

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkæp.ɪ.tÉ™l/
• US IPA: ˈkæpɨɾəɫ
• Homophones: capital

Alternative forms

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

Origin

From Latin capitōlium.

Full definition of capitol

Noun

1. 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... .

Related terms

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

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