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Vat⋅i⋅can

  [vat-i-kuhn]
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–noun
1. Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
2. the authority and government of the pope (distinguished from the Quirinal ).
Origin:
1545–55; < L vātīcānus (mōns) Vatican (hill)
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Second Vatican Council.
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Vat·i·can   (vāt'ĭ-kən)   
n.  

  1. The official residence of the pope in Vatican City.

  2. The papal government; the papacy.


[Latin Vaticānus (mōns), the Vatican (Hill).]
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