Hypertext Webster Gateway: "capitol"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [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 C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak.
2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the
United States; also, the building in which the legislature
of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Capitol
n 1: the federal government of the United States [syn: {Capitol},
{Washington}]
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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