"Capitol Hill" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Capitol Hill}} Capitol Hill
  1. The hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol is located, where Congress holds its sessions. Translations (the hill in Washington, DC): كَابِيتُول هِيل (kābitul hil) [masculine] (Arabic), 美國國會大廈 (Chinese Mandarin), 美国国会大厦 (Měiguó guóhuì dàshà) (Chinese Mandarin), 國會山 (Chinese Mandarin), 国会山 (Guóhuì shān) (Chinese Mandarin), Capitol Hill (Finnish), Capitole [masculine] (French), colline du Capitole [feminine] (French), Capitol Hill [masculine] (French), კაპიტოლიუმის ბორცვი (ḳaṗiṭoliumis borcvi) (Georgian), Capitol Hill [neuter] (German), Kapitol [neuter] (German), キャピトル・ヒル (Kyapitoru-Hiru) (Japanese), Капитоли́йский холм (Kapitolíjskij xolm) [masculine] (Russian), Капито́лий (Kapitólij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Capitol_Hill-en-name-slddWF1V Disambiguation of 'the hill in Washington, DC': 43 19 14 8 16
  2. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Categories (place): Neighborhoods in the United States, Places in Washington, D.C., Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Capitol_Hill-en-name-VSchuQfF
  3. (metonymically) the United States Congress Tags: metonymically Categories (place): Hills
    Sense id: en-Capitol_Hill-en-name-RJWJGcbF Disambiguation of Hills: 6 16 41 18 19 Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 14 35 15 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 11 52 12 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 10 54 11 17
  4. A neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States. Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in Denver, Places in the United States Synonyms (neighborhood in Denver): Cap Hill
    Sense id: en-Capitol_Hill-en-name-1ErnnHMZ Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Colorado, USA Disambiguation of 'neighborhood in Denver': 3 17 16 45 18
  5. A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Categories (place): Places in Seattle, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms (neighborhood in Seattle): Cap Hill
    Sense id: en-Capitol_Hill-en-name-rU-q647N Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Washington, USA Disambiguation of 'neighborhood in Seattle': 5 16 18 16 45

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Kapitólij",
      "sense": "the hill in Washington, DC",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Капито́лий"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Capitol Hill"
  ],
  "word": "Capitol Hill"
}

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