Capitol

Capitol
/kap"i tl/, n.
1. the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
2. (often l.c.) a building occupied by a state legislature.
3. the ancient temple of Jupiter at Rome, on the Capitoline.
4. the Capitoline.
[1690-1700, Amer.; < L capitolium temple of Jupiter on Capitoline hill, Rome, taken to be a derivative of caput head; r. ME capitolie < ONF]
Usage. See capital1.

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