English noun: Holy See | |||
1. | Holy See (location) 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 | ||
Synonyms | State of the Vatican City, The Holy See | ||
Instance hypernym | European country, European nation, see | ||
Part holonym | Citta del Vaticano, Vatican City | ||
Part meronym | capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome | ||