NOUN | location | Mt. Vesuvius, Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius | a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast |
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Meaning | A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944. | |
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Synonyms | Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius | |
Instance of | volcano | A mountain formed by volcanic material |
Part of | Italy, Italian Republic, Italia | A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula |
Spanish | Vesubio | |
Catalan | Vesuvi |
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