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Capitol

[ kap-i-tl ]

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noun

the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
(often lowercase) a building occupied by a state legislature.
the ancient temple of Jupiter at Rome, on the Capitoline.
the Capitoline.

Capitol

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noun

1. another name for the Capitoline
2. the temple on the Capitoline
the Capitol
the main building of the US Congress
Also calledstatehouse sometimes not capital (in the US) the building housing any state legislature

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Confusables Note

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Capitol¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin ��辱��ō��ܳ�, the name of the temple of Jupiter on Capitoline hill, Rome, taken to be a derivative of caput “head”; replacing Middle English capitolie, from Old North French

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Capitol¹

C14: from Latin �䲹�辱��ō��ܳ�, from caput head

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It’s showtime for Hollywood at the California Capitol.

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Jake Lang, who spent years in jail while contending with multiple charges for violence during the Capitol riot, is making a racist spectacle of a high school murder case in Texas.

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This is Bass’ second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state’s 2009 budget crisis.

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She was a driving force behind rules that barred McBride from using the women's restrooms on Capitol Hill.

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It also agreed to pay Trump $25m to settle a lawsuit over the suspension of his accounts after the US Capitol riot in 2021.

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capitellum Capitol Hill

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