Statehouse

Statehouse
Statehouse State"house` (st[=a]t"hous`), n. The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions; a State capitol. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

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  • statehouse — noun Date: 1638 the building in which a state legislature sits …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • statehouse — state|house [ steıt,haus ] noun count in the U.S., a building in the capital of a state where the politicians of the state work and make laws …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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