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# capitol

noun (a capitol, capitols; the Capitol)

«capitol» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (US) The Capitol: the building in Washington, D.C. where the US Congress meets to make laws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#m1)
2. (US) The building where a state's lawmakers meet, a state capitol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#m2)
3. (history) The temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#m3)

### In the lessons

In lessons about the USA and politics it is the building with the big white dome. It is easily confused with "capital". Phrases: "the Capitol building", "Capitol Hill", "the state capitol".

### Examples

- The US Congress meets in the Capitol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x1)
- The Capitol has a huge white dome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x2)
- We visited the state capitol in Austin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x3)
- Capitol Hill is often used to mean the US Congress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x4)
- In ancient Rome, the Capitol was a temple on a hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x5)
- ‘Great prince,’ said he, ‘cause a copper horse and rider to be made, and stationed in front of the Capitol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/#x6)

### Note

Trap: "capitol" with -ol means a building; "capital" with -al means a main city (Washington is the capital), money, or a big letter. Memory trick: the Capitol has a dOme, so it has an O.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «capitol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/capitol/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«capitol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/capitol.html) on Mova free.