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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F.
     capitole. See {Chief}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus,
        where the Senate met.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the
        United States; also, the building in which the legislature
        of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse.
        [1913 Webster] Capitolian

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Capitol
       n 1: the federal government of the United States [syn: {Washington}]
       2: the government building in Washington where the United
          States Senate and the House of Representatives meet [syn:
          {Capitol Building}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Capitol, MT
    Zip code(s): 59319

















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