Vatican

Name

1. The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City, the Vatican or Apostolic Palace.
2. (metonymically) The papal government; the papacy, the Holy See.
3. A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.
4. The Vatican Hill in Rome, where the palace and Vatican City are located.

Adj

Relating to the Vatican City state.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Vātī̆cānus (“Vatican Hill”), further etymology unknown. The connection to vāticinārī (“to prophesy, oracle”) is folk-etymological.

Synonyms

Vatican Palace

Vatican City

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State of the Vatican City

the Vatican

Holy See

Vatican City State

The Holy See

papal palace

holy see

Rome

Translations

Vatican

Vatikan

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Vaticano

Vaticano

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Vaticano

Vatikan

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Watykan

Vaticaan

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Βατικανό

الفاتيكان

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فاتيكان

Vaticà

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Vaticaanstad

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Vatikanstadt

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vaticano