Viminal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Viminal
from Latin Vīminālis Collis the Viminal Hill, from vīminālis of osiers, from vīmen an osier, referring to the willow grove on the hill
Example Sentences
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Viminal: Trajan's triumphal column and ancient marketplace bathe in direct sunlight, which quickly becomes exhausting.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
Steps from Stazione Termini on the Viminal, this newly opened cafe’s finest asset is its terrace restaurant shaded by large umbrellas and encircled by raised flowering terra-cotta planters.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
Rome was built on seven hills, viz. the Palatine, Capitoline, Quirinal, Esquiline, Viminal, Cælian, and Aventine; hence it was poetically styled “Urbs Septicollis,”—the seven-hilled city.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Dillaway, Charles K.
He was standing within the Viminal Gate, while an attendant held his horse close by and a little apart from the crowds of weeping women who surrounded the soldiers of the dictator's escort.
From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield
In the Via di Mazzarini, in the hollow between the Quirinal and Viminal, is the Convent of Sta.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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