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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 [ˈvætɪkən]
n
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  the palace of the popes in Rome and their principal residence there since 1377, which includes administrative offices, a library, museum, etc., and is attached to the basilica of St Peter's
b.  (as modifier) the Vatican Council
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church)
a.  the authority of the Pope and the papal curia
b.  (as modifier) a Vatican edict
[from Latin Vāticānus mons Vatican hill, on the western bank of the Tiber, of Etruscan origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Vatican - the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican CityVatican - the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City - the capital of the State of the Vatican City
Translations
Vatican [ˈvætɪkən]
A. N the Vaticanel Vaticano
B. ADJvaticano, del Vaticano
Vatican City NCiudad f del Vaticano

Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n
the Vatican → le Vatican
Vatican City ncité f du Vatican
VAT man n (British) the VAT man inspecteur des impôts chargé du contrôle de la TVA
VAT return nformulaire m de déclaration de la TVA

Vatican
nVatikan m; the Vatican Councildas Vatikanische Konzil; Vatican roulette (hum inf)Knaus-Ogino(-Methode) f

Vatican [ˈvætɪkən] n the Vaticanil Vaticano

Vatican الفاتيكان Vatikán Vatikanet Vatikan Βατικανό Vaticano Vatikaani Vatican Vatikan Vaticano バチカン 바티칸 궁전 Vaticaan Vatikanet Watykan Vaticano Ватикан Vatikanen สำนักวาติกันที่เป็นที่ประทับขององค์สันตะปาปาในกรุงโรม Vatikan Tòa thánh Va-ti-căng 梵蒂冈


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55 Vatikan Henrik 1pt 4-1 Hills, Ladbrokes Belle Vue 9.
Something similar might be said of Vatikan #26, 2004, where the ceiling of Nervi Hall--designed to accommodate large public audiences with the pope--seems to be transformed into a semitransparent grid that allows the light from above to filter in, in a series of very long stelae (the reinforced concrete ribs that soar from one wall to another), perhaps part of some unknown plan.
Rome--Peter Godman, a New Zealander who is professor of the Latin Middle Ages and the Renaissance periods, at the University of Tubingen, Germany, recently presented his book Der Vatikan und Hitler in Berlin.
 
 
 
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