From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vatican \Vat"i*can\, n. [L. Vaticanus, mons, or collis,
Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome, on the western bank of
the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It. Vaticano.]
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the
church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a
library, a famous chapel, etc.
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Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.
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{Thunders of the Vatican}, the anathemas, or denunciations,
of the pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Vatican
n 1: the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
[syn: {Vatican}, {Vatican Palace}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
Vatican /vatikɑ̃/
Vatican; the Vatican
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