- Holy See, The Holy See, State of the Vatican City - the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
--1 is a kind of European country, European nation; see
--1 is a part of
--1 has parts: Vatican City, Citta del VaticanoRome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy