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“Capital” or “Capitol”

capital / capitol are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

capital k·AE·p·ah·t·ah·l

  • nounassets available for use in the production of further assets.
  • nounwealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value.
  • nouna seat of government.
  • nounone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.
  • nouna center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product.
  • nounthe federal government of the United States.
  • nounthe upper part of a column that supports the entablature.
  • adjectivefirst-rate.
  • adjectiveof primary importance.
  • adjectiveuppercase.

capitol k·AE·p·ih·t·ah·l

  • nouna building occupied by a state legislature.
  • nounthe government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“capital”

  • …a city in and the capital of Tiran and Karvan County,…
  • …and south of the regional capital Białystok.
  • …area of , and its capital city is Jesús María, which…
  • …middle are punctuation, digits, small capital letters and fixed-width spaces.
  • …to a serious study of "Capital" in Marx and to study
  • …on the right were for capital letters, and blue keys in…
  • …and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
  • …Nasr also moved the provincial capital back to Merv from Balkh,…
  • …needed an infusion of partner capital.
  • Most of the Capital District's television stations installed their…

“capitol”

  • …albums recorded with her for Capitol Records.
  • …22, 1953 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2657.
  • …It's What I Do, on Capitol Records Nashville.
  • …the film was shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to…
  • By 1989, he left Capitol Records.
  • …the recording to be at Capitol Studios in Hollywood.
  • …soldiers emerged from under the Capitol steps.
  • …star of Ocean Drive Magazine, Capitol File Magazine, and Los Angeles…
  • …working for Vince McMahon, Sr.'s Capitol Wrestling Corporation.
  • Capitol Hill

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