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Quirinal1 definition

Quiri·nal (kwir′ə nəl, kwi rī′nəl)

noun

the Italian government

Etymology: see Quirinal

adjective

  1. of or situated on the Quirinal
  2. of Quirinus
Quirinal2 definition

Quiri·nal (kwir′ə nəl, kwi rī′nəl)

one of the Seven Hills of Rome: site of a palace used (1870-1946) as a royal residence, later as the presidential residence

Etymology: L Quirinalis, after Quirinus: see Quirinus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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