Capella
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Capella
1675–85; < Latin: literally, she-goat, equivalent to cap ( ra ) she-goat + -ella diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Whoever has the greatest economic or logistical capacity sometimes captures the throne,” Capella said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Larry Barlow, assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at Capella University, recounts a personal episode that brought him and his wife up short.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
This broad reach is emphasized by a recent string of acquisitions including the purchase of satellite company Capella Space in June.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
The rendition ends with the singer leading the crowd in a big round of a Capella "wo-oh-oh-oh-oaaahs", which he could probably milk further in future but we're already into injury time following several stoppages.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023
Amongst other celebrated things which S. Peter's contains is the Piet� of Michael Angelo in the Capella della Piet�.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
