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capitol

cap·i·tol [ káppit'l ] (plural cap·i·tols)


noun 
Definition:
 
building for law-making body: a building or group of buildings in which a state legislature meets and where other state government offices may be housed

[14th century. Via French< Latin Capitolium, temple of Jupiter in Rome < caput "head"]

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