italian capital
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1. capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | national capital, |
definition | : | the capital city of a nation (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | amphitheatrum flavium, colosseum, |
definition | : | a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | sistine chapel, |
definition | : | the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473 (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | seven hills of rome, |
definition | : | the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | lateran, |
definition | : | the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | holy see, state of the vatican city, the holy see, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.location) |
part meronym | : | italia, italian republic, italy, |
definition | : | a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD (noun.location) |
member holonym | : | roman, |
definition | : | a resident of modern Rome (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | lustrum, |
definition | : | a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census (noun.act) |
domain member region | : | catacomb, |
definition | : | an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) (noun.artifact) |
domain member region | : | circus, |
definition | : | (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games (noun.artifact) |
domain member region | : | pantheon, |
definition | : | (antiquity) a temple to all the gods (noun.artifact) |
domain member region | : | toga virilis, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship (noun.artifact) |
domain member region | : | bacchus, |
definition | : | (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | augur, auspex, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | centurion, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | gladiator, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | pontifex, |
definition | : | a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | procurator, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | sibyl, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | tribune, |
definition | : | (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests (noun.person) |
domain member region | : | roman, romanic, |
definition | : | of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) (adj.pert) |
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