Vat|i|can

Vat|i|can
Vat|i|can «VAT uh kuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a) the collection of buildings grouped about the palace of the pope, built upon the Vatican Hill in Rome. b) the artistic or literary treasures preserved there; the Vatican galleries or library.
2. the government, office, or authority of the pope.
–adj.
of or having to do with the Vatican or its library.
[< Latin Vāticānus (mōns) Vatican (hill), one of the hills in ancient Rome on which the palace of the pope was later built]

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