CAPITOL


Meaning of CAPITOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-pə-t ə l, ˈkap-t ə l ]

noun

Etymology: Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter at Rome on the Capitoline hill

Date: 1679

1.

a. : a building in which a state legislative body meets

b. : a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out

2. capitalized : the building in which the United States Congress meets at Washington

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.