2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  Note:  The  word  is  often  used  to  indicate  the  papal  authority. 
 
  {Thunders  of  the  Vatican},  the  anathemas,  or  denunciations, 
  of  the  pope. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Vatican 
  n  :  the  residence  of  the  Catholic  Pope  in  the  Vatican  City  [syn: 
  {Vatican},  {Vatican  Palace}] 

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