State of the Vatican City
the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 • Syn: Holy See, The Holy See • Instance Hypernyms: European country, European nation, see • Part Holonyms: Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy • Part Meronyms: Vatican City, Citta del Vaticano
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