Vatican

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/

• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Vatican

1. The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City.
2. The papal government; the papacy.
3. (for short) Vatican City
4. Roman Catholicism

Adjective

Vatican (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Vatican City state.

Translations

Relating to the Vatican City state

• Catalan: el Vaticà (ca) m
• Irish: Vatacánach (ga), na Vatacáine (ga)
• Italian: vaticano (it)
• Latvian: Vatikāns (lv) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vatikansk (nb)

  Nynorsk: vatikansk (nn)

• Polish: watykański (pl) m
• Russian: ватиканский (ru) (vatikánskij)
• Spanish: vaticano (es) m
• Swahili: vatikani (sw)

Derived terms

• Vatican City
• Vatican roulette
• Vaticanian