POMPEII

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Pompeii" 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)

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