Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: capitol
IPA transcription: [k'æpɪtəl]
Pronunciations of capitol
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Capitol, Capitol_Building
    Meaning: the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
  • Synonyms: capitol
    Meaning: a building occupied by a state legislature
Usage examples
  • 'Great prince,' said he, 'cause a copper horse and rider to be made, and stationed in front of the Capitol.
  • That painting, known as "The Chasm of the Colorado," is in a hall in the Senate wing of the Capitol of the United States.
  • And receiving permission they began to dig, and when the messengers had almost undermined the Capitol they stole away as secretly as they had come.
  • Harry stopped a while to look at the ancient and noble state house, now the home also of the Confederate Congress, standing in Capitol Square, and the spire of the Bell Tower, on Shockoe Hill.
  • "Which all men shed," he put in almost frantically, "which flows and has always flowed in streams, which is spilt like champagne, and for which men are crowned in the Capitol and are called afterwards benefactors of mankind.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Y. Brown (politician, born 1835), License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording LDS Conference Center, License CC BY-SA 4.0