holy see
Noun
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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 (synset 109183883)is an instance of:- see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- european country, european nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent
has: citta del vaticano, vatican city - the capital of the State of the Vatican Cityis a part of: capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome - 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 Empiresame as: state of the vatican city, the holy see
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