Vatican
[ vat-i-kuhn ]
/ ˈvæt ɪ kən /
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noun
Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
the authority and government of the pope (distinguished from the Quirinal).
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Origin of Vatican
1545–55; <Latin vātīcānus (mōns) Vatican (hill)
Words nearby Vatican
vastus, vasty, vat, vat dye, vatic, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatican City State, Vatican Council, Vatican II, Vaticanism
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British Dictionary definitions for Vatican
Vatican
/ (ˈvætɪkən) /
noun
- 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
- (as modifier)the Vatican Council
- the authority of the Pope and the papal curia
- (as modifier)a Vatican edict
Word Origin for Vatican
C16: from Latin Vāticānus mons Vatican hill, on the western bank of the Tiber, of Etruscan origin
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