Meanings
capitol1
plural capitols · alternative Capitol
- USAny building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
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The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .
1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1Synonyms: statehouse
- alternativehistoricalAlternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
Capitol2
- Any particular capitol
- historicalThe citadel and temples on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
- The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.
ON January 20, 1953, I stood on a platform at the East Front of the Capitol in Washington to take the oath, administered by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, as the thirty-fourth President of the United States — an office I was to hold for eight years.
1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
nounAny citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
Roman Capitol
Toulouse Capitol
Origin
capitol · noun
- Frenchcapitoul
- LatinCapitōlium“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”
- Old Frenchcapitoile
- Anglo-Normancapitolie
- Middle EnglishCapitolie
- Englishcapitol
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Capitol · proper noun
- FrenchCapitole
- LatinCapitōlium
- Middle EnglishCapitolie
- EnglishCapitol
From Middle English Capitolie, in historical sense, from Latin Capitōlium. Other meanings from specific instances of capitol, q.v. As a French town hall, a calque of French Capitole.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَابِيتُول الوِلَايَات المُتَّحِدَة
- كَابِيتُول الوِلَايَات المُتَّحِدَة (kābītūl al-wilāyāt al-muttaḥida)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Bulgarian Капитолий
- Капитолийlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Catalan capitoli, Capitoli
- capitoliany building where a legislature meets
- Capitolilegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Chinese Mandarin 國會大廈 /国会大厦, 國會大廈 /国会大厦
- 國會大廈 /国会大厦 (guóhuìdàshà)any building where a legislature meets
- 國會大廈 /国会大厦 (Guóhuì Dàshà)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Czech Kapitol
- Kapitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Danish Capitol
- Capitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Dutch Capitool
- Capitoollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Estonian Kapitoolium
- Kapitooliumlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Finnish but see hallintorakennus, Jupiterin temppeli
- but see hallintorakennusany building where a legislature meets
- Jupiterin temppelitemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Yhdysvaltain kongressitalolegislative building in Washington, D.C.
French Capitole des États-Unis, Capitole
- Capitole des États-Unislegislative building in Washington, D.C.
- Capitolelegislative building in Washington, D.C.
German Kapitol
- Kapitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Greek Καπιτώλιο
- Καπιτώλιο (Kapitólio)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Hebrew הקפיטול)
- הקפיטול) (ha-qapit'ol)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Hindi कांग्रेस सदन
- कांग्रेस सदन (kāṅgres sadan)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Hungarian Capitolium
- Capitoliumlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Irish an Caipeatól
- an Caipeatóltemple of Jupiter in Rome
Italian Campidoglio, Capitolio
- Campidogliotemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Capitoliotemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Campidogliolegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Japanese 国会議事堂, 連邦議会議事堂
- 国会議事堂 (kokkaigijidō)any building where a legislature meets
- 連邦議会議事堂 (renpōgikai gijidō)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Korean 미국 의회의사당
- 미국 의회의사당 (miguk uihoe'uisadang)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Latin Capitolium
- Capitoliumlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Latvian Kapitolijs
- Kapitolijslegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Lithuanian Kapitolijus
- Kapitolijuslegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Norwegian Capitol
- Capitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Persian کاخ کنگره آمریکا
- کاخ کنگره آمریکا (kâx-e kongere-ye âmrikâ)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Polish kapitol, Kapitol
- kapitolany building where a legislature meets
- Kapitoltemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Kapitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Portuguese Capitólio, Capitólio
- Capitóliotemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Capitóliolegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Romanian Capitoliu, Capitoliu
- Capitoliutemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Capitoliulegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Russian капито́лий, Капито́лий
- капито́лий (kapitólij)any building where a legislature meets
- Капито́лий (Kapitólij)temple of Jupiter in Rome
- Капито́лий (Kapitólij)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Slovak Kapitol
- Kapitollegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Spanish capitolio, Templo de Júpiter
- capitolioany building where a legislature meets
- Templo de Júpitertemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Capitolinotemple of Jupiter in Rome
- Capitolio de los Estados Unidoslegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Swedish Kapitolium
- Kapitoliumlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Thai อาคารรัฐสภาสหรัฐอเมริกา
- อาคารรัฐสภาสหรัฐอเมริกาlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Turkish Amerikan Congre Binası
- Amerikan Congre Binasılegislative building in Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian Капітолій
- Капітолій (Kapitolij)legislative building in Washington, D.C.
Vietnamese thủ phủ, Điện Capitol Hoa Kỳ
- thủ phủany building where a legislature meets
- Điện Capitol Hoa Kỳlegislative building in Washington, D.C.
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Cite this entry
capitol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitol
“capitol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capitol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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