capitol
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
Noun 1 meaning
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
“The state capitol is located smack-dab in the middle of the state's capital.”
Etymology
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix).
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CAPITOL at a glance
CAPITOL has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + I 1 + T 1 + O 1 + L 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,992 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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