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Capitol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets.

n. The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets. See Usage Note at capital1.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Temple of Jupiter in Rome.

n. The building in Washington, D.C., where the Congress of the United States meets.

n. A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.

The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In Rome, and in Roman cities and colonies, the precinct and temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the protector of the city.

n. In the United States, the edifice occupied by Congress at Washington; also, in the separate States, the state-house, or house in which the legislature holds its sessions.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet

n. a building occupied by a state legislature

Word Usage

"KOTERSKI: I think he wanted to come to what he called the capitol of the world."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

government building

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

statehouse

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

capital

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