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Meanings of state of the vatican city in English

Portuguese
vaticano
Spanish
santa sede

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.

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        vaticano

        A sovereign city-state in Rome.

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              Examples for "the holy see"
              Examples for "the holy see"
              1
              He was employed frequently in most important commissions, both by the holy see and by the king.
              The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
              2
              He found the emperor the virtual patron of the holy see: he wrested that power from his hands.
              Outlines of Universal History, Designed as a Text-book and for P...
              3
              It is the decision of the Holy See; St. Peter has spoken.'
              Eminent Victorians
              4
              The fact is that on the morrow the Holy See was vacant.
              The Companions of Jehu
              5
              Anne, and even yet return to the obedience of the Holy See.
              The King's Achievement
              1
              Vatican City was ranked most stable, followed by Sweden, Luxembourg and Monaco.
              Reuters
              2
              Twenty-four hours later, he had almost lost his life inside Vatican City.
              The Da Vinci Code
              3
              The geographical cross missed Rome and Vatican City by over fifty miles.
              Sign of the cross
              4
              It connected Vatican City with the pope's summer palace at Castel Gandolfo.
              Wired
              5
              It paralleled the Leonine Wall, the stone-and-mortar cliff that enclosed Vatican City.
              Map of bones
              Translations for state of the vatican city
              Spanish
              santa sede