capitol
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Noun (2)
- the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meetSynonyms: United States CapitolCapitol BuildingInstance of government buildingPart of Washington, Washington D.C.
- a building occupied by a state legislatureType of government building
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cap′i·tol,
Origin: 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?— William Shakespeare
2. 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54