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Vesuvius

Ve·su·vi·us

Vesuvius

 
pronunciation:
v su vi s
part of speech: noun
definition: an active volcano in southwestern Italy that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.; Mount Vesuvius.
derivation: Vesuvian (adj.)