capitol

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see also: Capitol

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

Noun

capitol (plural capitols)

1. (historical) Alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
2. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a 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... .

3. (historical) Alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.

Related terms

• capital (the city in which the government center is located)
• Capitoline

Translations

• Spanish: capitolio

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Capitol

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Proper noun

1. (historical) The temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
2. Any particular capitol building, particularly:
   1. The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.
   2. The town hall of Toulouse, France.

Translations

• Russian: Капито́лий
• Spanish: templo, Capitolino

Translations

• French: Capitole des États-Unis, Capitole
• German: Kapitol
• Italian: Campidoglio
• Portuguese: Capitólio dos Estados Unidos
• Russian: Капито́лий
• Spanish: Capitolio de los Estados Unidos

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