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   Vat·i·can

   /ˈvadəkən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the palace and official residence of the Pope in Rome.
   • ▪ used in reference to the Pope and the authority of the Roman Catholic Church: "the Vatican is currently engaged in secret talks to bring them back into the Catholic fold"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via French from Latin Vaticanus, the name of a hill in Rome.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Vaticanism noun
   • 2. Vaticanist noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • A

     1

   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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   • A

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   • N

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