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Definition of
Vatican noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Vatican
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈvæt̮ɪkən
/
/
the Vatican
[
singular
]
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1
the group of buildings in Rome where the
pope
lives and works
2
the center of government of the Roman Catholic Church
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Vatican
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