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English noun: Vesuvius | |||
| 1. | Vesuvius (location) a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944 | ||
| Synonyms | Mount Vesuvius, Mt. Vesuvius | ||
| Instance hypernym | volcano | ||
| Part meronym | Italia, Italian Republic, Italy | ||
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