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Capitolium

Capitolium proper noun: synonym of Capitoline Hill.

Proper noun

the Capitolium

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of Capitoline Hill.
    Synonyms:
    Capitoline Hill

Noun

Capitolium (plural Capitolia)

  1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns.
    Synonyms:
    capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns

Synonyms of Capitolium

Forms of Capitolium

pluralCapitolia

Origin of Capitolium

From Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; similar citadels”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (suffix forming place names). Doublet of capitol and capitoul.

Questions about Capitolium

What does Capitolium mean?
Capitolium means synonym of Capitoline Hill.
What part of speech is Capitolium?
Capitolium can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Capitolium in the dictionary

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

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