Janiculum

American  

[juh-nik-yuh-luhm] / dʒəˈnɪk yə ləm /

noun

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

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Janiculum British  

/ dʒəˈnɪkjʊləm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Janiculan adjective

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2020

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019

JM: Every time I go to Rome my first stop is to Janiculum Hill near Piazza Garibaldi for the view.

From Forbes • Aug. 1, 2015

Small groups of young Americans would leave the college, atop the Janiculum Hill, and walk through the dark Roman streets to the Lenten station church of the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2014

One of the neighbouring hills, known later as the Janiculum, and parts of another, the Pincian, yielded a fine yellow sand.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope