capitol

cap-i-tol · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A building housing a legislative body, especially a U.S. state legislature.

  2. 2.

    (Capitol) The building in Washington, D.C. where the U.S. Congress meets.

Forms

plural: capitols

Related words

See also: capital, congress, legislature
Synonyms: statehouse

Etymology

From Latin Capitolium, the name of the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from caput meaning "head."