capitol

cap·i·tol  (kp-tl)

n.

1. A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.

2. Capitol The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets. See Usage Note at capital¹.

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[Middle English Capitol, Jupiter's temple in Rome, from Old French capitole, from Latin Capitlium, after Capitlnus, Capitoline, the hill on which Jupiter's temple stood; perhaps akin to caput, capit-, head; see capital¹.]

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Capitol [ˈkæpɪt^əl]

n

1. (Placename)

a.  another name for the Capitoline

b.  the temple on the Capitoline

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the. the main building of the US Congress

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) Also called statehouse (in the US) the building housing any state legislature

[from Latin Capitōlium, from caput head]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	capitol - a building occupied by a state legislature government building - a building that houses a branch of government
	2.	Capitol - the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet Capitol Building American capital, capital of the United States, Washington, Washington D.C. - the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

Translations

Capitol [ˈkæpɪtɒl] N (US) → Capitolio m

CAPITOL

El Capitolio (Capitol) es el edificio en el que se reúne el Congreso de los Estados Unidos (Congress), situado en la ciudad de Washington. Al estar situado en la colina llamada Capitol Hill, también se suele hacer referencia a él con ese nombre en los medios de comunicación.

Por otra parte a menudo se llama Capitol, por extensión, al edificio en el que tienen lugar las sesiones parlamentarias de la cámara de representantes de muchos estados.

Capitol [ˈkæpɪt^əl] n
the Capitol → le Capitole

Capitol

n → Kapitol nt

Capitol [ˈkæpɪtəl] n the Capitol → il Campidoglio