"Capulet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Capulets [plural]
Etymology: Surname of the heroine Juliet's family in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, from the Italian Capuleti. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|Capuleti}} Italian Capuleti Head templates: {{en-noun}} Capulet (plural Capulets)
  1. (figuratively) A member or citizen of the family, party, or country of the wife in a Romeo and Juliet couple and/or one of a pair of feuding groups, the other identified as Montague. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Fictional characters, William Shakespeare Related terms: Montague

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