Main Entry: cap·i·tol

Pronunciation: \ˈka-pə-t^əl, ˈkap-t^əl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter at Rome on the Capitoline hill

Date: 1679

1 a : a building in which a state legislative body meets b : a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out
2 capitalized : the building in which the United States Congress meets at Washington