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Capitoline

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Capitoline Hill in Rome or (historical) the various temples there in antiquity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Synonym of Capitoline Hill, the highest of the seven hills of Rome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He said to meet him on the Capitoline.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Capitoline Hill

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin Capitolīnus (adj. & n.), from Capitolium (“Capitoline Hill”) + -inus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ancient Greek: Κᾰπῐτωλῖνος (Kăpĭtōlînos) — Translations
  • Latin: Capitolinus — Translations