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Capitoline
[ kap-i-tl-ahyn ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Capitoline or to the ancient temple of Jupiter that stood on this hill.
noun
- one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
Capitoline
/ ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪn; kəˈpɪtəʊ- /
noun
- the Capitolinethe 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
adjective
- of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Capitoline1
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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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