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capitol

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noun/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
  1. 1

    Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.US

    • The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.
    • The centre of attraction was the City Hall. Two thousand flags and more ...; 2,000 electric lights... combined to make the civic capitol gorgeous... .
  2. 2

    Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.historical

  3. 3

    Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).alt-ofalternativehistorical

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