Capitol vs. Capital
Capitolnoun
(historical) lang=en, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
Capitolnoun
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
Capitolnoun
(historical) lang=en, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
Capitol
The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met.
Capitol
The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse.
Capitolnoun
the federal government of the United States
Capitolnoun
the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
Capitolnoun
the seat of the US Congress in Washington DC.
Capitolnoun
a building housing a legislative assembly
Capitolnoun
the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
Capitalnoun
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
Capitalnoun
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
Capitalnoun
(countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
Capitalnoun
(countable) The most important city in the field specified.
Capitalnoun
(countable) An uppercase letter.
Capitalnoun
The uppermost part of a column.
Capitalnoun
(uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
Capitalnoun
The chief or most important thing.
Capitaladjective
Of prime importance.
Capitaladjective
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
Capitaladjective
Excellent.
Capitaladjective
Involving punishment by death.
Capitaladjective
Uppercase.
Capitaladjective
Of or relating to the head.
Capitaladjective
Of or pertaining to the head.
Capitaladjective
Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.
Capitaladjective
First in importance; chief; principal.
Capitaladjective
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.
Capitaladjective
Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.
Capitalnoun
The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.
Capitalnoun
The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
Capitalnoun
Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a.
Capitalnoun
That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.
Capitalnoun
Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.
Capitalnoun
An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.
Capitalnoun
A chapter, or section, of a book.
Capitalnoun
See Capital letter, under Capital, a.
Capitalnoun
assets available for use in the production of further assets
Capitalnoun
wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
Capitalnoun
a seat of government
Capitalnoun
one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis;
Capitalnoun
a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
Capitalnoun
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
Capitaladjective
first-rate;
Capitaladjective
punishable by death;
Capitaladjective
of primary important;
Capitaladjective
uppercase;
Capitalnoun
the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region
Capitalnoun
a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product
Capitalnoun
wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing
Capitalnoun
the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities.
Capitalnoun
people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively
Capitalnoun
a valuable resource of a particular kind
Capitalnoun
a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names
Capitalnoun
the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column
Capitaladjective
(of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty
Capitaladjective
(of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
Capitaladjective
excellent
Capitalinterjection
used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight
