capitol

capitol

See also: Capitol and capítol

English

Alternative forms

• (Washington D.C. building for U.S. Congress): Capitol (usually capitalized)

Etymology

From Middle English capitoile, capitolie, from Anglo-Norman capitolie or capitoile, Middle French capitole, and Latin Capitōlium (“the Temple of Jupiter in Rome, the Capitoline Hill”), probably from caput (“head”).[1] As a French magistrate, via French capitoul.

Pronunciation

The Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, US

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
• Hyphenation: cap‧i‧tol
• Homophone: capital

Noun

capitol (plural capitols)

1. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.

   The capitol building is located smack-dab in the middle of the state capital.

   • 1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1:

     The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .

2. (historical) Alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
3. (historical) Alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.

Usage notes

• The homophone capital refers only to the city designated as a base for government; this government may meet at a capitol building.
• The capitalized form Capitol typically refers to a particular capitol building, particularly the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Synonyms

• (building in which a legislature meets): statehouse

Related terms

• capital (the city in which the government center is located)
• Capitoline

Translations

Capitoline temple of Jupiter — see Capitol

any building where a legislature meets

Catalan: capitoli (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 國會大廈／国会大厦 (zh) (guóhuìdàshà) Japanese: 国会議事堂 (こっかいぎじどう, kokkaigijidō) Spanish: capitolio (es) m Vietnamese: thủ phủ (vi)

particular capitol buildings — see Capitol

magistrates of Toulouse, France — see capitoul

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: (please verify) kapitolo

References

1. “Capitol, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• coalpit, lipcoat, optical, pit coal, topical

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capitolo, from Latin capitulum. Doublet of capitul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.piˈtol/

Noun

capitol n (plural capitole)

1. chapter (section of a book)

Declension

Declension of capitol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) capitol	capitolul	(niște) capitole	capitolele
genitive/dative	(unui) capitol	capitolului	(unor) capitole	capitolelor
vocative	capitolule		capitolelor

Further reading

• capitol in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)