Meanings
- Synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.
He said to meet him on the Capitoline.
Synonyms: Capitoline Hill
- not comparableOf or relating to Capitoline Hill in Rome or (historical) the various temples there in antiquity.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.
Origin
- LatinCapitolīnus
- EnglishCapitoline
From Latin Capitolīnus (adj. & n.), from Capitolium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -inus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).
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Ancient Greek Κᾰπῐτωλῖνος
- Κᾰπῐτωλῖνος (Kăpĭtōlînos)Translations
Latin Capitolinus
- CapitolinusTranslations
Polish Kapitol, kapitoliński
- KapitolTranslations
- kapitolińskiTranslations
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Cite this entry
Capitoline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capitoline
“Capitoline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capitoline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Capitoline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capitoline.
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