Definition of Vesuvius

Noun: Vesuvius  vu'soo-vee-us

  1. 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
    - Mount Vesuvius, Mt. Vesuvius

See also:
vesuvians
vet

Anagrams containing the word Vesuvius

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