English
Detailed Synonyms for Vesuvius in English
Vesuvius:
Vesuvius [the ~] noun
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the Vesuvius
– 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 1the Vesuvius; the Mount Vesuvius; the Mt. Vesuvius– 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 1