'Capitol' definitions:
Definition of 'capitol'
(from WordNet)
noun
A building occupied by a state legislature
noun
The government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: Capitol, Capitol Building]
Definition of 'Capitol'
From: GCIDE
- Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met. [1913 Webster]
- Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] Capitolian