See also: capitol and capítol

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The ancient Roman Capitol under Constantine the Great, Museum of Roman Civilization
 
The modern US Capitol seen from the Mall, 2007
 
The Toulouse Capitol at the liberation of the city from Nazi German control, 1944

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From Middle English Capitolie, in historical sense, from Latin Capitōlium. Other meanings from specific instances of capitol, q.v. As a French town hall, a calque of French Capitole.

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Capitol

  1. Any particular capitol, particularly:
    1. (historical) The citadel and temples on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
    2. The town hall of Toulouse, France.
    3. The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.
    4. (US, with context or qualifier) The chief building in any state capital in which the state legislature meets.

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