Vatican

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Vat·i·can /ˈvætɪkən/ noun  the Vatican a) RRCthe large palace in Rome where the Pope (=head of the Roman Catholic Church) lives and works 梵蒂冈〔罗马教皇的宫廷〕 b) RRCthe government of the Pope 梵蒂冈〔指罗马教廷〕 The Vatican is taking a hard line on birth control. 梵蒂冈在节育的问题上立场强硬。Origin Vatican (1500-1600) Latin Vaticanus “Vatican Hill” (in Rome)

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Vatican
Vat‧i‧can /ˈvætɪkən/ nounthe Vatican
  a. the large palace in Rome where the Pope (=head of the Roman Catholic Church) lives and works
  b. the government of the Pope:
    The Vatican is taking a hard line on birth control.

Vati·canBrE /ˈvætɪkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvætɪkən/ 🔊 nounthe Vatican [singular] the group of buildings in Rome where the Pope lives and works 梵蒂冈（罗马教宗居住和办公的地方） [singular + singular or plural verb] the centre of government of the Roman Catholic Church 梵蒂冈（天主教教廷）vary verbvaried adjectivevariable adjectivevariation nounvarious adjectivevariety noun