Capitoline

American  

[kap-i-tl-ahyn] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪn /

adjective

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

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noun

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

Capitoline British  

/ ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪn, kəˈpɪtəʊ- /

noun

1. 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

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter

Etymology

Origin of Capitoline

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

Example Sentences

Capitol was spelled with an “O” rather than an “A” in reference to ancient Rome’s Capitoline Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He took two companions with him, recorded as Ford and Lunt, and ascended from the Capitoline baseball ground in Brooklyn, but the balloon never reached the ocean.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

Bourabida, 80, kept the statue, a replica of the famous Capitoline Wolf sculpture that depicts a legendary scene of ancient Rome, in plain view under a spreading tree next to the terrace of his house.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023

On his fourth try he got in — and in his student sketchbooks here, drawings of the Capitoline, the Forum, and busts of emperors and gods indicate how gluttonously David imbibed the Roman example.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

THE Capitoline was the hill of the kings and the republic, as the Palatine was of the empire.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.