Janiculum

[juh-nik-yuh-luhm]

noun

1. a ridge near the Tiber in Rome, Italy.

Janiculum

/ dʒəˈnɪkjʊləm /

noun

1. a hill in Rome across the River Tiber from the Seven Hills

Other Word Forms

• Janiculan adjective

Example Sentences

And he admired the rows of London plane trees on the Janiculum Hill and at the Villa Aldobrandini.

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In Rosalia Giardino’s condominium building near Rome’s Janiculum Hill, several families are living with their elderly parents or, if they themselves are elderly, have at least one adult child living a block or two away.

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Inside the city’s Aurelian walls, dating to the 3rd century A.D., are other hills — the Vatican, Pincian and Janiculum — sporting expansive parks.

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Some of the same families you encountered on the Janiculum passeggiata may well be lunching beside you at Antico Arco, a sleek, stylish and deliciously adventurous restaurant at the summit of the hill just outside the Porta San Pancrazio.

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I decided that the classic bucatini all’amatriciana served at Da Cesare al Casaletto, a trattoria on the lower floor of a residential building on the Janiculum Hill, would be the one I tried to emulate.

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