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Capitoline

Capitoline proper noun: synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.

capitoline: synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome
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Proper noun

the Capitoline

  1. Synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.
    • He said to meet him on the Capitoline.
    Synonyms:
    Capitoline Hill

Adjective

Capitoline (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Capitoline Hill in Rome or (historical) the various temples there in antiquity.

Synonyms of Capitoline

Origin of Capitoline

From Latin Capitolīnus (adj. & n.), from Capitolium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -inus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

Phrases with Capitoline

Questions about Capitoline

What does Capitoline mean?
Capitoline means synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.
What part of speech is Capitoline?
Capitoline can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Capitoline in the dictionary

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

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