Capitol (noun)
alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
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.”
Capitol (noun)
alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
Capital (noun)
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
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.”
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.”
Capital (noun)
The most important city in the field specified.
Capital (noun)
An uppercase letter.
Capital (noun)
The uppermost part of a column.
Capital (noun)
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
“Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.”
Capital (noun)
The chief or most important thing.
Capital (adjective)
Of prime importance.
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.”
Capital (adjective)
Excellent.
“That is a capital idea!”
Capital (adjective)
Involving punishment by death.
Capital (adjective)
Uppercase.
“lower-case”
“One begins a sentence with a capital letter.”
Capital (adjective)
Of or relating to the head.
Capitol (noun)
the seat of the US Congress in Washington DC.
Capitol (noun)
a building housing a legislative assembly
“the work is on display at the Utah state capitol”
Capitol (noun)
the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.
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”
Capital (noun)
a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product
“the fashion capital of the world”
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”
Capital (noun)
the excess of a company’s assets over its liabilities.
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”
Capital (noun)
a valuable resource of a particular kind
“there is insufficient investment in human capital”
Capital (noun)
a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names
“he wrote the name in capitals”
Capital (noun)
the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column
“the pillars have moulded capitals”
Capital (adjective)
(of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty
“murder is the only capital crime in the state”
Capital (adjective)
(of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
Capital (adjective)
excellent
“he’s a really capital fellow”
Capital (interjection)
used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight
“That’s splendid! Capital!”