"capitol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ Forms: capitols [plural]
Rhymes: -æpɪtəl Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id1=head}}, {{inh|en|enm|Capitolie}} Middle English Capitolie, {{der|en|xno|capitolie}} Anglo-Norman capitolie, {{der|en|fro|capitoile}} Old French capitoile, {{der|en|la|Capitōlium||Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel}} Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), {{m+|la|capitō}} Latin capitō, {{der|en|fr|capitoul}} French capitoul Head templates: {{en-noun}} capitol (plural capitols)
  1. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets. Tags: US Synonyms (building in which a legislature meets): statehouse Translations (any building where a legislature meets): capitoli [masculine] (Catalan), 國會大廈 (Chinese Mandarin), 国会大厦 (guóhuìdàshà) (Chinese Mandarin), but see hallintorakennus (Finnish), 国会議事堂 (kokkaigijidō) (alt: こっかいぎじどう) (Japanese), capitolio [masculine] (Spanish), thủ phủ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-capitol-en-noun-Dtgqy5TT Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'building in which a legislature meets': 62 23 15 Disambiguation of 'any building where a legislature meets': 69 27 4
  2. (historical) Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Tags: historical Synonyms (former Roman and Italian citadels): Capitolium
    Sense id: en-capitol-en-noun-pHMizOR8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 42 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 49 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 43 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 57 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 60 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 23 57 20 Disambiguation of 'former Roman and Italian citadels': 6 71 22
  3. (historical) Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: capitoul (extra: the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France)
    Sense id: en-capitol-en-noun-7I5q3rlC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Capitol (english: specific uses) Related terms: capital (english: the city in which the government center is located), Capitoline

Inflected forms

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