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Seven Hills of Rome

plural noun

  1. the seven hills (the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal) on and about which the ancient city of Rome was built.



Seven Hills of Rome

plural noun

  1. the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built: the Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Caelian, Aventine, Esquiline, and Viminal

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"I swear it by the Seven Hills of Rome!"

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She spoke of the Seven Hills of Rome as "horrid little hills "!

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She spoke of the Seven Hills of Rome as "horrid little hills!"

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