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Vatican
- /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Vātī̆cānus (“Vatican Hill”), further etymology unknown. The connection to vāticinārī (“to prophesy, oracle”) is folk-etymological.
proper noun the Vatican
- The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City, the Vatican or Apostolic Palace.
- The papal government; the papacy, the Holy See.
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A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.
Unlike most other countries in the world, citizenship in Vatican City isn’t solely provided to people that are born in the country. As there are no hospitals in the Vatican State, virtually no one is born in there. Instead, Vatican citizenship is provided on a ‘jus officii’ basis.
Similar: Vatican City
- The Vatican Hill in Rome, where the palace and Vatican City are located. He [Caligula] began to build a circus upon the Vatican.
adjective
- Relating to the Vatican City state. Unlike most other countries in the world, citizenship in Vatican City isn’t solely provided to people that are born in the country. As there are no hospitals in the Vatican State, virtually no one is born in there. Instead, Vatican citizenship is provided on a ‘jus officii’ basis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vatican palace, pontifical, papal, holy, sanskrit, rome, yanan, ting, fan, roman curia, holy see, vatican city, papacy, curia, apostolic see, roman see
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name state — see also Vatican City
| Español | Vaticano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바티칸 Batikan |
| 日本語 | バチカン Bachikan |
| 中文 | 梵蒂岡 /梵蒂冈 Fàndìgāng |
| हिन्दी | वेटिकन veṭikan |
| Português | Vaticano |
| Français | Vatican |
| Deutsch | Vatikan |
| Italiano | Vaticano |
| Ελληνικά | Βατικανό Vatikanó |
| Română | Vatican |
| Русский | Ватика́н Vatikán |
| Tiếng Việt | Va-ti-căng |
| العربية | الْفَاتِيكَان al-fatikān, الْفَاتِيكَان al-vatikān |
| עברית | הוַותִיקָן vatikán |
adj Relating to the Vatican City state
| Español | vaticano |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | vatikani |
| Português | vaticano |
| Français | vatican |
| Deutsch | vatikanisch |
| Italiano | vaticano |
| Română | vatican |
| Русский | ватика́нский vatikánskij |
Talk about this word "Vatican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vatican. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Vatican. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vatican "Vatican." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vatican.Cite this
@misc{vatican_2026,
title = {Vatican},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vatican},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
