Definitions for vatican city
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Vat′ican Cit′y(n.)
an independent state within the city of Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber: established in 1929. 1000; 109 acres (44 hectares).
Category: Geography (places), Religion
Ref: Italian, Cittá del Vaticano.
Princeton's WordNet
Vatican City, Citta del Vaticano(noun)
the capital of the State of the Vatican City
Wiktionary
Vatican City(ProperNoun)
A country in Europe, located in Rome, Italy. Official name: State of the Vatican City; The Holy See.
Origin: Città del Vaticano from Civitas Vaticana, referring to the Vatican hill, ultimately from vaticinari.
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