Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Capital or Capitol

The noun capital can refer to accumulated wealth, the city that serves as the seat of a nation's government, uppercase letters or a form of punishment that involves death. 

The noun capitol, with an O in place of the A, refers to a building in which the legislative body of government meets. In the USA, for example, the Capitol is the Washington building in which the US Congress sits.

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