Killarney National Park really deserves more than an hour or two of exploring. Home to one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Ireland, Torc Waterfall, the towering 60-foot falls plunge from the Torc Mountains via a river known as the Devilâs Punch Bowl.
Many people (particularly non-Americans) who see the word Capitol in writing assume it is a typo of capital. In fact, The Capitol is the building that serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress. It is located in Washington on top of Capitol Hill. The United States Capitol. The word capital has numerous meanings. As a noun, it denotes: (1) a city that is the seat of the government for a country or state (2) an amount of money or property. As an adjective it denotes (1) an uppercase letter (2) first rate, excellent (3) main, principal.
Answers. 1  It is referred to as The Hill as a nickname. 2  Capitol Hill is a hill in Washington, D.C., on which the United States Capitol building sits. 3  Capitol Hill is a metonym for the United States Congress.  As a geographic feature, Capitol Hill rises in the center of the District of Columbia and extends eastward.