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Capitolian

Capitolian adjective: capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome.

Adjective

Capitolian (comparative more Capitolian, superlative most Capitolian)

  1. Capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome.
    • And through the bellowing Forum,
      And round the Suppliant's Grove,
      Up to the everlasting gates
      Of Capitolian Jove.1842, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome/The Prophecy of Capys
  2. Relating to any place called Capitol

Forms of Capitolian

comparativemore Capitolian
superlativemost Capitolian

Origin of Capitolian

From Capitol + -ian.

Questions about Capitolian

What does Capitolian mean?
Capitolian means capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is Capitolian?
Capitolian is an adjective.

Words near Capitolian in the dictionary

  1. Capitol Hill
  2. Capitol Site
  3. Capitola
  4. capitoli
  5. Capitolia
  6. Capitolian
  7. Capitoline
  8. Capitoline Hill
  9. Capitolium
  10. capitolize
  11. capitolo

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