Found 2 items, similar to vatican.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Vatican Vatican n : the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City [syn: Vatican Palace]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vatican 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority. [1913 Webster] Thunders of the Vatican, the anathemas, or denunciations, of the pope. [1913 Webster]