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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Vatican
 
SYLLABICATION:Vat·i·can
PRONUNCIATION:  vt-kn
NOUN:1. The official residence of the pope in Vatican City. 2. The papal government; the papacy.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin Vaticnus (mns), the Vatican (Hill).
 
 
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