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Capitol

Syllabification: (Cap·i·tol)
Pronunciation: /ˈkapitl/

(usually the Capitol)
Definition of Capitol
  • 1the seat of the US Congress in Washington, DC.
  • (capitol) a building housing a legislative assembly:50,000 people marched on New Jersey’s state capitol
  • 2the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.

Origin:

from Old French capitolie, capitoile, later assimilated to Latin Capitolium (from caput, capit- 'head')

Capitol in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Capitol in the British & World English dictionary