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バチカン市国 (バチカンしこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

バチカン市し国こく

also: ヴァチカンしこく

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Meanings

1

noun

Vatican City; Vatican City State

Official name of the independent city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy; the seat of the Roman Catholic Church.

バチカン市し国こくは世せ界かいで最もっとも小ちいさな独どく立りつ国こくです。
Vatican City is the smallest independent country in the world.
ローマ教きょう皇こうはバチカン市し国こくの元げん

首しゅ

です

。

The Pope is the head of state of Vatican City.

Written forms

バチカン市し国こく
Standard Japanese spelling for Vatican City.
ヴァチカン市し国こく
Alternate spelling using ヴァ to reflect the original 'v' sound; less common than バチカン市国.
ヴァチカンしこく

Kanji

市market, city, town
国country

Etymology

From Italian 'Città del Vaticano' (Vatican City), via English or other European languages. The Japanese form バチカン reflects the Italian pronunciation, while ヴァチカン attempts to preserve the 'v' sound.