Definition of Vatican
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:the papal headquarters in Rome
2
:the papal government
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Origin and Etymology of vatican
borrowed from Latin (mons) Vāticānus, hill on the west bank of the Tiber, the traditional site of the apostle Peter's tomb, on which a basilica was built in the 4th century
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