| NOUN | location | Vesuvius, Mount Vesuvius, Mt. Vesuvius | a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast |
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| Sounds | vahsuw'viyahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| 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 | Mount Vesuvius, Mt. 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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