English Explanatory Dictionary

Eternal City

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.
  2. Nickname for Jerusalem: a city in West Asia; the claimed capital city of Israel and Palestine.
  3. Former nickname for Kyoto: a major city in Japan, during the period when it was named Heian-kyō and served as the capital of Japan; c. 800–1000 CE.

Word forms

Eternal City the Eternal City

Etymology

Calque of Latin Urbs Aeterna.

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