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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


SynonymsState of the Vatican City, The Holy See


Instance hypernymEuropean country, European nation, see


Part holonymCitta del Vaticano, Vatican City


Part meronymcapital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome









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