Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - vatican

n. 1 the palace and official residence of the Pope in Rome. 2 papal government. Phrases and idioms Vatican City an independent Papal State in Rome, instituted in 1929. Vatican Council an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, esp. that held in 1869-70 or that held in 1962-5. Derivatives Vaticanism n. Vaticanist n. Etymology: F Vatican or L Vaticanus name of a hill in Rome