English Explanatory Dictionary

Capitolium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Capitoline Hill.
noun
  1. Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns.

Word forms

Capitolium the Capitolium Capitolia

Etymology

From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul.

Synonyms

Capitoline Hill capitol similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns
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