Capitolian

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

  Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L.
     capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]
     Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove."
     --Macaulay.
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     {Capitoline games} (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome
        by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account
        of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when
        reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they
        were held every fifth year.
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