United States Capitol
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3.9
- proper noun
- /juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkæpɪtəl/
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Capitolio de los Estados Unidos
- Visitors from around the world come to see the stunning architecture of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- United States Capitol Rotunda
- dome of the United States Capitol
- United States Capitol Police
Examples
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In recognition of the uniqueness of American democracy, the architects of the United States Capitol building fashioned the columns to resemble stalks of Indian corn and covered the ceiling with tobacco leaves and flowers.
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The United States Capitol is an iconic building where the Senate and House of Representatives conduct their sessions.
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Let me begin with the second most important building, the United States Capitol.
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He is actually at the United States Capitol.
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The United States Capitol is the epicenter of the free world.
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The United States Capitol has been a work in progress since the day that George Washington laid its cornerstone in 1793.
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PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): MENC members display their colors on the steps of the United States Capitol building at the national "day of advocacy."
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If you picture the United States Capitol in your mind, one side faces the long grassy Mall where so many large gatherings and protests take place.
Blog text (23) -
There is a marble relief of Moses and the Ten Commandments prominently displayed over the gallery doors of the chamber of the House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.
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The symbol may be on the visible or concrete level, such as the United States Capitol, or an audible impression, such as the sound of Big Ben as a background to Winston Churchill's wartime speeches (Reid 1970).
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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3.9
The building in Washington, D.C. where Congress meets
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4.8
A government building in Washington where the United States Congress meets
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'United States' denotes the nation and 'Capitol' denotes the legislative building, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer this refers to the U.S. Congress building. This proper-name status is conventional but does not obscure the literal, cross-linguistically common relation of ‘country + capitol building,’ making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The United States Capitol gets its name from a famous building in ancient Rome called the Capitol. Early American leaders named their main 'government building' after that Roman temple, so the name now means the place 'where the Senate and the House meet'.