English Explanatory Dictionary

Capitoline Hill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The highest of the seven hills of Rome.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪn ˈhɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Capitoline Hill.wav

Word forms

Capitoline Hill the Capitoline Hill

Etymology

Calque of Latin Capitōlīnus mons, from Capitōlīnus + mons (“hill”), from Capitōlium (“the Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

Synonyms

Capitoline Capitolium Tarpeian Mount
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