Vatican City en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
A calque of Italian Città del Vaticano, from Latin Cīvitās Vāticāna (“Vatican City”), referring to the Vatican hill, whose further etymology is unknown.
Meanings
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A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Official name: Vatican City State.
Unlike most other countries in the world, citizenship in Vatican City isn’t solely provided to people that are born in the country. As there are no hospitals in the Vatican State, virtually no one is born in there. Instead, Vatican citizenship is provided on a ‘jus officii’ basis.
2019 October 3, Ellen Curtin, “Everything You Wanted to Know about Vatican City”, in City Wonders, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025:The advisory mentions “travel to the Vatican City,” but did not specify if he would meet with the pope.
2024 May 6, Dana Rubinstein, William K. Rashbaum, “Mayor [Eric] Adams to Meet With Pope Francis in Rome”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2024:“The new State, which will be known as the Vatican City, has a tiny territory,” the Pope [Pius XI] said, “but it is the greatest in the world because it contains Bernig’s^([sic]) colonnades, Michelangelo’s dome, treasures of art in the Vatican library, museums and galleries, and because, above all, it contains the tomb of the Prince of the Apostles. No more precious territory exists.”
1929 February 12, Arnaldo Cortesi, “Pope’s Sovereignty Is Restored by Italo-Vatican Compact”, in The New York Times, volume LXXVIII, number 25,952, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025, page 2, column 2:
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| the Vatican City | canonical | lexicographic |
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Relateds
Countries of the world · Papal States
Synonyms
Translations (149)
tg Вотикон (state — see also Vatican) · cu Ватиканъ (state — see also Vatican) · la Civitas Vaticana (state — see also Vatican) · da Vatikanstaten (state — see also Vatican) · hy Վատիկան (state — see also Vatican) · bn ভ্যাটিকান (state — see also Vatican) · mn Ватикан (state — see also Vatican) · cs Vatikán (state — see also Vatican) · ka ვატიკანი (state — see also Vatican) · ru Ватика́н (state — see also Vatican) · hi वेटिकन सिटी (state — see also Vatican) · pt Cidade do Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · gl O Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · nv Bádikin Sídii (state — see also Vatican) · mt il-Belt tal-Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · sh Vȁtikān (state — see also Vatican) · sh Ва̏тика̄н (state — see also Vatican) · ba Ватикан (state — see also Vatican) · ur ویٹیکن (state — see also Vatican) · tl Batikano (state — see also Vatican) · it Città del Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · tr Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · hu Vatikán (state — see also Vatican) · sh Svȇtā Stòlica (state — see also Vatican) · az Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · ro Statul Cetății Vaticanului (state — see also Vatican) · ky Ватикан (state — see also Vatican) · br ar Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · ug ۋاتىكان (state — see also Vatican) · vi Thành Quốc Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · fo Vatikanið (state — see also Vatican) · dsb Vatikańske město (state — see also Vatican) · nn Vatikanet (state — see also Vatican) · th นครรัฐวาติกัน (state — see also Vatican) · da Vatikanet (state — see also Vatican) · chr ᏪᏗᎧᏂ ᎦᏚᎲ (state — see also Vatican) · tl Lungsod Batikano (state — see also Vatican) · ms Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · cmn 梵蒂岡城 /梵蒂冈城 (state — see also Vatican) · lb Vatikanstad (state — see also Vatican) · ko 바티칸 (state — see also Vatican) · he קִרְיַת הָוָתִיקָן (state — see also Vatican) · nn Vatikanstaten (state — see also Vatican) · af Vatikaan (state — see also Vatican) · ast Ciudá del Vaticanu (state — see also Vatican) · cmn 梵蒂岡 /梵蒂冈 (state — see also Vatican) · lo ວາຕິກັນ (state — see also Vatican) · io Vatikano (state — see also Vatican) · gv Ard-Valley yn Phaab (state — see also Vatican) · tt Ватикан (state — see also Vatican) · scn Cità dû Vaticanu (state — see also Vatican) · is Páfagarður (state — see also Vatican) · sl Sveti sedež (state — see also Vatican) · be Ватыка́н (state — see also Vatican) · pt Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · ro Sfântul Scaun (state — see also Vatican) · eo Vatikano (state — see also Vatican) · gl Cidade do Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · sw Vatikani (state — see also Vatican) · fi Vatikaani (state — see also Vatican) · lt Vatikanas (state — see also Vatican) · dsb Vatikańske město (state — see also Vatican) · ca Ciutat del Vaticà (state — see also Vatican) · af Vatikaanstad (state — see also Vatican) · km វ៉ាទីកង់ (state — see also Vatican) · cmn 梵蒂岡城國 /梵蒂冈城国 (state — see also Vatican) · rm Citad dal Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · uk Ватика́н (state — see also Vatican) · bg Ватика́на (state — see also Vatican) · gur Vatikan-gãn (state — see also Vatican) · vi Thành Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · gmw-rfr Wadigaan (state — see also Vatican) · szl Watykůn (state — see also Vatican) · ms Kota Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · bar Vatikanstod (state — see also Vatican) · ar الْفَاتِيكَان f or مَدِينَةُ الْفَاتِيكَان (state — see also Vatican) · am ቫቲካን (state — see also Vatican) · km បុរីវ៉ាទីកង់ (state — see also Vatican) · yi וואַטיקאַן (state — see also Vatican) · de Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · nl het Vaticaan (state — see also Vatican) · kmr Vatîkan (state — see also Vatican) · tk Watikan (state — see also Vatican) · ca el Vaticà (state — see also Vatican) · bn ভ্যাটিকান সিটি (state — see also Vatican) · uz Vatikan shahri (state — see also Vatican) · sq Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · ko 바띠까노 (state — see also Vatican) · ro Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · vi Va-ti-căng (state — see also Vatican) · mt Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · id Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · ja バチカン市国 (state — see also Vatican) · am ቫቲካን ከተማ (state — see also Vatican) · pms Sità dël Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · dv ވެޓިކަން (state — see also Vatican) · gd Cathair na Bhatacain (state — see also Vatican) · ps واتيکان (state — see also Vatican) · he הָוָתִיקָן (state — see also Vatican) · ja 法王庁 (state — see also Vatican) · hu Vatikánváros (state — see also Vatican) · nb Vatikanet (state — see also Vatican) · es Ciudad del Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · el Βατικανό (state — see also Vatican) · ug ۋاتىكان شەھىرى (state — see also Vatican) · my ဗာတီကန်စီးတီး (state — see also Vatican) · es el Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · kk Ватикан (state — see also Vatican) · dv ވެޓިކަން ސިޓީ (state — see also Vatican) · nds-de Vatikaan (state — see also Vatican) · hi वेटिकन (state — see also Vatican) · sv Vatikanen (state — see also Vatican) · ja バチカン (state — see also Vatican) · bo ཝ་ཏི་ཀན་གྲོང་ཁྱོར (state — see also Vatican) · sk Vatikán (state — see also Vatican) · li Vatikaanstad (state — see also Vatican) · fi Vatikaanivaltio (state — see also Vatican) · th วาติกัน (state — see also Vatican) · bo ཝ་ཏི་ཀན (state — see also Vatican) · de Vatikanstadt (state — see also Vatican) · rue Ватікан (state — see also Vatican) · pl Watykan (state — see also Vatican) · lmo Cità del Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · fr Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · hsb Vatikanske město (state — see also Vatican) · et Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · my ဗာတီကန် (state — see also Vatican) · ia Vaticano (state — see also Vatican) · ur ویٹیکن سٹی (state — see also Vatican) · sv Vatikanstaten (state — see also Vatican) · sh Све̑та̄ Сто̀лица (state — see also Vatican) · fa واتیکان (state — see also Vatican) · mk Ва́тикан (state — see also Vatican) · rgn Vatichën (state — see also Vatican) · uz Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · cy Dinas y Fatican (state — see also Vatican) · lv Vatikāns (state — see also Vatican) · ga Cathair na Vatacáine (state — see also Vatican) · is Vatíkanborg (state — see also Vatican) · ko 바티칸 시국 (state — see also Vatican) · vi Thành Va-ti-căng (state — see also Vatican) · fr Cité du Vatican (state — see also Vatican) · sco Vatican Ceety (state — see also Vatican) · nl Vaticaanstad (state — see also Vatican) · csb Watikan (state — see also Vatican) · sl Vatikan (state — see also Vatican) · nb Vatikanstaten (state — see also Vatican) · is Vatíkanið (state — see also Vatican) · sq Vatikani (state — see also Vatican)