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Capitol

Capitol

530 4.8
A government building in Washington where the United States Congress meets
  • noun
  • /ˈkæpɪtəl/
: Capitolio
  • The president-elect is at the US Capitol waiting to get the word to come out to the West front of the Capitol.
  • Capitol Hill
  • state capitols
  • nation's capitol

Because the riots took place at the US Capitol and he's traumatized.

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Examples

  • Right here in our nation's capitol.

  • They're marching from the Capitol to Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown.

  • Got one for you inside the US Capitol Why.

  • Down the steps of the Capitol Park yourself in front of the TV.

  • And I looked outside and hundreds and hundreds of people were running from the Capitol away.

  • So to and from the Capitol I have to pay for it till I get to the Capitol.

  • So I don't know if that has some correlation, but the demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy.

  • The president-elect is at the Capitol waiting to get the word to come out to the West front of the Capitol.

  • Chip Reid is on Capitol Hill, where people have been lining up outside the hearing room for hours.

  • They're marching from the Capitol to Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown.

Synonyms

Capitol Building
vsCapitol
18 3.9

The building in Washington, D.C. where Congress meets

is an alternative phrase with identical meaning but different wording
3 3.9

A large government building in Washington DC where the Senate and House meet

is the common shorter name used for the same building

Compounds

Capitol Hill
  • Literature
334 4.4

The area in Washington, D.C. where the United States Congress meets and works

The building in Washington, D.C. where Congress meets

A large government building in Washington DC where the Senate and House meet

A national park in Utah with colorful rocks, canyons, and desert plants and animals

Surface Forms

Capitol singular
Capitols plural

Etymology

Capitol comes from the name of a famous hill in ancient Rome, the Capitolium, and from the Latin root caput meaning 'head'. So a Capitol today is the 'head' building of government — the main place where a country's lawmakers meet.