Mount Vesuvius

mount·ve·su·vius

uncommon

noun

1.

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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Broader terms

volcano

Parts

Italy

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Grammar

noun
singular	mount vesuvius
plural	mount vesuviuses

Nearby words

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