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Capitoline

[ kap-i-tl-ahyn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill.


noun

  1. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.

Capitoline

/ ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪn; kəˈpɪtəʊ- /

noun

  1. the Capitoline
    the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Capitoline1

From the Latin word Capitōlīnus, dating back to 1610–20. See Capitol, -ine 1
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Example Sentences

An earlier John the Baptist, now at the Capitoline Museum, dates from this period.

The Roman republic established and the first consuls elected, according to the Capitoline marbles.

An offering was then made in the temple of Liber on the Capitoline Hill, and the day ended with a feast at the father's house.

You don't think that a fat old woman could have smuggled out the Capitoline Venus in her reticule, do you?

A great fright you gave me, though it would be an impossibility to steal the Capitoline Venus.

The enormous monument in course of erection on the Capitoline appears bigger.

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