Capitoline Hill

English

Etymology

Calque of Latin Capitōlīnus mons, from Capitōlīnus +‎ mons (“hill”), from Capitōlium (“the Capitoline Hill”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (“forming nouns”) or -ōlus (“-ole: forming diminutives”) + -ium (“forming location names”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

the Capitoline Hill

  1. The highest of the seven hills of Rome.
    Synonyms: Capitoline, Capitolium
    Coordinate terms: Aventine Hill, Caelian Hill, Esquiline Hill, Palatine Hill, Quirinal Hill, Viminal Hill

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