Capitol, Capitol Building
(noun) the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
capitol
(noun) a building occupied by a state legislature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Capitol
(historical) The temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
Any particular capitol building, particularly:
The building in Washington, D.C, in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.
The town hall of Toulouse, France.
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capitol (plural capitols)
(historical) Alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
(US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
(historical) Alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
The homophone capital refers only to the city designated as a base for government; this government may meet at a capitol building.
• coalpit, lipcoat, optical, pit coal, topical
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"i*tol, Etym: [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.]
1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met. Comes Cæsar to the Capitol to-morrow Shak.
2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
