Definitions for Capitol

Capitol Cap·i·tol

Spelling: [kap-i-tl]
IPA: /ˈkæp ɪ tl/

Capitol is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 246 anagrams from letters in Capitol (acilopt).

Definitions for Capitol

noun

  1. the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
  2. (often lowercase) a building occupied by a state legislature.
  3. the ancient temple of Jupiter at Rome, on the Capitoline.
  4. the Capitoline.

Origin of Capitol

1690-1700, Americanism; Latin capitōlium temple of Jupiter on Capitoline hill, Rome, taken to be a derivative of caput head; replacing Middle English capitolie Old North French

Examples for Capitol

Let us give this Capitol back to the people to whom it belongs.

So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.

He had his own ship on a line with the Capitol in a matter of seconds.

Tool around Capitol Hill, which brims gay bars, restaurants, and clubs.

In the meantime, just as the bill passed its first hurdle, snow flakes started to fall down on the Capitol.

I could not camp in the Capitol Square, even if I had wished so to do.

The address to the crowd at the Capitol was broadcast on a loudspeaker.

There's the Capitol ahead of us, and some of our troops are going into it.

Katniss Everdeen has broken the Hunger Games and entered open war against the Capitol.

Excerpted from Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen by Philip Dray.

Word Value for Capitol
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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