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Vatican

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Vat·i·can  (vt-kn)
n.
1. The official residence of the pope in Vatican City.
2. The papal government; the papacy.
[Latin Vaticnus (mns), the Vatican (Hill).]
Vatican
Noun
1. the Pope's palace, in Rome
2. the authority of the Pope [Latin Vaticanus (mons) Vatican (hill)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.VaticanVatican - the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
Vatican Palace
Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City - the capital of the State of the Vatican City
Translations
Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n the Vatican → el Vaticano
Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n the Vatican → le Vatican
Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n the Vatican → der Vatikan
Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n the Vatican → il Vaticano


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contained in the Vatican library several fables never before published.
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For it is strange to see, now in Europe, such huge buildings as the Vatican and Escurial and some others be, and yet scarce a very fair room in them.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
On the next morning, the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican, whence it crossed the Campagna, and finally fluttered down into the lake of Bracciano.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
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