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POMPEII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pompeii mean? 

POMPEII (noun)
  The noun POMPEII has 1 sense:

1. ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuviusplay

  Familiarity information: POMPEII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POMPEII (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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