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Sistine

UK/ˈsɪstiːn/US/ˈsɪsˌtin/

Sistine adjective: of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

Adjective

Sistine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.
    • The Sistine chapel was built by Pope Sixtus IV.

Forms of Sistine

alternative formSixtine

Origin of Sistine

Borrowed from Italian sistino, from New Latin sixtīnus, from the Medieval Latin name Sixtus, from Latin Sextus.

Words that rhyme with Sistine

Questions about Sistine

What does Sistine mean?
Sistine means of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.
What part of speech is Sistine?
Sistine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Sistine?
Sistine is pronounced /ˈsɪstiːn/ (UK).

Words near Sistine in the dictionary

  1. sistership
  2. sisterships
  3. sisterson
  4. sistersons
  5. Sisti
  6. Sistine
  7. sisting
  8. Sistis
  9. Siston
  10. sistra
  11. sistren

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