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Vatican.

The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City, the Vatican or Apostolic Palace.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/UK, US
  1. The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City, the Vatican or Apostolic Palace.

  2. The papal government; the papacy, the Holy See.

    metonymically
  3. A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.

  4. The Vatican Hill in Rome, where the palace and Vatican City are located.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Vātī̆cānus (“Vatican Hill”), further etymology unknown. The connection to vāticinārī (“to prophesy, oracle”) is folk-etymological.

adj/ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/UK, US
  1. Relating to the Vatican City state.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Vātī̆cānus (“Vatican Hill”), further etymology unknown. The connection to vāticinārī (“to prophesy, oracle”) is folk-etymological.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.