Capitolium

name, noun

name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of capitol, similar citadels in ancient Italian and Roman towns. historical, uncommon
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Capitoline Hill. uncommon

Synonyms

All synonyms
capitolcapitoline hillsimilar citadels in ancient italian and roman towns

Etymology

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.

More for "capitolium"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.