Vaticano
Meaning
- (masculine) Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)
- (masculine) the Vatican; the Roman Catholic Church
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Va‧ti‧ca‧no
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/va.t͡ʃiˈkɐ̃.nu/
Etymology
From Latin Vāticānus (“Vatican Hill”), one of Rome's seven hills, ultimately from Latin vāticinārī (“to prophesy”).
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