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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPITOL, n.
1. The temple of Jupiter in Rome, and a fort or castle, on the Mons Capitolinus. In this, the Senate of Rome anciently assembled; and on the same place, is still the city hall or town-house, where the conservators of the Romans hold their meetings. The same name was given to the principal temples of the Romans in their colonies.
2. The edifice occupied by the Congress of the United States in their deliberations. In some states, the State-house, or house in which the legislature holds its sessions; a government house.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a building occupied by a state legislature
2: the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn: Capitol, Capitol Building]

Merriam Webster's

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Capitol Cap"i*tol, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief.] 1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met. Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak. 2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse.