capitol

Meaning

1. (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
2. (historical) Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
3. (alt-of, alternative, historical) Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).

Synonyms

capital

center

state legislature

principal city

Translations

capitool

metropoli

Capitólio

Capitole

capitole

campidoglio

capitólio

templo

capitolio

Capitolio

eyalet meclisi binası

الكابيتول

Roma’daki Jüpiter mabedi

Kapitol

καπιτώλιο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Capitolie

In summary

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.