vesuvius

Noun
  1. A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast;
    A Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder;
    Last erupted in 1944 (synset 109200780)
    is an instance of: volcano - a mountain formed by volcanic material
    is a part of: italia, italian republic, italy - 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
    same as: mount vesuvius, mt. vesuvius

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