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quirinal

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Quir⋅i⋅nal

  [kwir-uh-nl]
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–noun
1. one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
2. the Italian civil authority and government (distinguished from the Vatican ).
–adjective
3. noting or pertaining to the Quirinal.
4. of or pertaining to Quirinus.
Origin:
1850–55; < L Quirīnālis. See Quirinus, -al 1
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Quir·i·nal   (kwĭr'ə-nəl)   
One of the seven hills of ancient Rome, traditionally occupied by the Sabines. A papal palace was built here in the 16th century and served as the residence of Italian kings from 1870 to 1946.
Quir'i·nal adj.
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