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capitol
(encz) | Capitol,Kapitol [zem.] |
Capitol
(gcide) | Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F.
capitole. See Chief.]
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1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus,
where the Senate met.
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Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak.
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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.
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capitol
(wn) | capitol
n 1: a building occupied by a state legislature
2: the government building in Washington where the United States
Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: Capitol,
Capitol Building] |
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capitol
(encz) | Capitol,Kapitol [zem.] |
capitol hill
(encz) | Capitol Hill, |
capitoline
(encz) | Capitoline, |
capitols
(encz) | capitols, |
Capitolian
(gcide) | Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L.
capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove."
--Macaulay.
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Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome
by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account
of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when
reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they
were held every fifth year.
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Capitoline
(gcide) | Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L.
capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove."
--Macaulay.
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Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome
by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account
of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when
reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they
were held every fifth year.
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Capitoline games
(gcide) | Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L.
capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]
Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove."
--Macaulay.
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Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome
by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account
of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when
reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they
were held every fifth year.
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capitol
(wn) | capitol
n 1: a building occupied by a state legislature
2: the government building in Washington where the United States
Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: Capitol,
Capitol Building] |
capitol building
(wn) | Capitol Building
n 1: the government building in Washington where the United
States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn:
Capitol, Capitol Building] |
capitol hill
(wn) | Capitol Hill
n 1: a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits
and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on
Capitol Hill" [syn: Capitol Hill, the Hill] |
capitol reef national park
(wn) | Capitol Reef National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and
desert plants and wildlife |
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