Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the smallest sovereign state in the world;
the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome);
home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church;
achieved independence from Italy in 1929;
[syn: Holy See, The Holy See, State of the Vatican City]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
The Holy See
n 1: the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the
Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the
central administration of the Roman Catholic Church;
achieved independence from Italy in 1929 [syn: Holy See,
The Holy See, State of the Vatican City]