capitol
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- //ˈkæp.ɪ.təl//
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
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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.
The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .
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historiqueAny citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
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Variante de capitoulhistoriqueAlternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
Étymologie
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. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
Formes
- pluriel
- capitols
capitol · Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
Capitol · Any particular capitol The town hall of Toulouse, France.Capone · A surname from Italian.cappuccino · An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which…