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Capitol (noun)
alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
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Capitol (noun)
Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
“The capitol building is located smack-dab in the middle of the state capital.”
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Capitol (noun)
alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
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Capital (noun)
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
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Capital (noun)
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
“He does not have enough capital to start a business.”
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Capital (noun)
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.
“Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.”
“The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.”
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Capital (noun)
The most important city in the field specified.
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Capital (noun)
An uppercase letter.
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Capital (noun)
The uppermost part of a column.
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Capital (noun)
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
“Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.”
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Capital (noun)
The chief or most important thing.
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Capital (adjective)
Of prime importance.
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Capital (adjective)
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
“London and Paris are capital cities.”
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Capital (adjective)
Excellent.
“That is a capital idea!”
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Capital (adjective)
Involving punishment by death.
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Capital (adjective)
Uppercase.
“lower-case”
“One begins a sentence with a capital letter.”
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Capital (adjective)
Of or relating to the head.
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Capitol (noun)
the seat of the US Congress in Washington DC.
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Capitol (noun)
a building housing a legislative assembly
“the work is on display at the Utah state capitol”
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Capitol (noun)
the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
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Capital (noun)
the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region
“Warsaw is the capital of Poland”
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Capital (noun)
a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product
“the fashion capital of the world”
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Capital (noun)
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
“rates of return on invested capital were high”
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Capital (noun)
the excess of a company’s assets over its liabilities.
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Capital (noun)
people who possess wealth and use it to control a society’s economic activity, considered collectively
“a conflict of interest between capital and labour”
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Capital (noun)
a valuable resource of a particular kind
“there is insufficient investment in human capital”
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Capital (noun)
a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names
“he wrote the name in capitals”
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Capital (noun)
the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column
“the pillars have moulded capitals”
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Capital (adjective)
(of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty
“murder is the only capital crime in the state”
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Capital (adjective)
(of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
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Capital (adjective)
excellent
“he’s a really capital fellow”
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Capital (interjection)
used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight
“That’s splendid! Capital!”