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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.VaticanVatican - 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 [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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contained in the Vatican library several fables never before published.
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.
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.
 
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