Vat‧i‧can /ˈvætɪkən/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Vaticanus 'Vatican Hill' (in Rome)]
the 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. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲