Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical, uncommon)Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns.

Origin

From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique

From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul.

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Forms

plural: Capitolia
SingularCapitolium
PluralCapitolia

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
capitolsimilar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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