capitol
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meetsAny building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
» The heads of 16 city councils met at the state capitol.
Meaning
2 senses(US)Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
капито́лийkapitólij
a building occupied by a state legislature
(historical)Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
Examples
5 sentencesThe heads of 16 city councils met at the state capitol.
A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
Tom is in the U.S. Capitol building.
We're storming the Capitol; it's a revolution!
No qualified candidate should have to turn down the opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill in order to make ends meet.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from LatiFrom Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
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Forms
plural: capitolsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet:United States CapitolCapitol Building