n. 1. A building or complex of buildings in which a state legislature meets. 2. Capitol The building in Washington, DC, where the Congress of the United States meets. See Usage Note at capital1. [Middle English Capitol, Jupiter's temple in Rome, from Old French capitole, from Latin Capitōlium, after Capitōlīnus, Capitoline, the hill on which Jupiter's temple stood; perhaps akin to caput, capit-, head; see CAPITAL1.] |
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