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an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: it was buried along with Herculaneum by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; much of the city has been excavated.
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Pompeii (pɒmˈpeɪiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| an ancient city in Italy, southeast of Naples: buried by an eruption of Vesuvius (79 | |
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Pompeii
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Cultural Dictionary
Pompeii [(pom-pay, pom-pay-ee)]A city of the Roman Empire, on the Italian seacoast, that was known for the luxury and dissipated ways of its citizens. It was destroyed in the first century by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius.
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