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Eternal City

Eternal City proper noun: nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.

Proper noun

the Eternal City

  1. Nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.
  2. Nickname for Jerusalem: a city in West Asia; the claimed capital city of Israel and Palestine.
  3. (historical) Former nickname for Kyoto: a major city in Japan, during the period when it was named Heian-kyō and served as the capital of Japan; c. 800–1000 CE.

Origin of Eternal City

Calque of Latin Urbs Aeterna.

Questions about Eternal City

What does Eternal City mean?
Eternal City means nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.
What part of speech is Eternal City?
Eternal City is a proper noun.

Words near Eternal City in the dictionary

  1. eternal
  2. eternal black hole
  3. eternal black holes
  4. eternal care unit
  5. eternal care units
  6. Eternal City
  7. eternal flower
  8. eternal life
  9. eternal marriage
  10. eternal marriages
  11. eternal now

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