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Capitol

A Capitol is a building that houses the administration of a government. The word derives from the Capitoline Hill in Rome, seat of the government of the Roman Republic.

See also: countries of the world , United States Capitol

See also: Capitol Records

Homonym: "capital", the town which houses the capitol.



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