the holy see

Noun the holy see has 1 sense

• the holy see(n = noun.location) 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; Array
is a kind of see, european country, european nation
is a part of capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome
has parts: citta del vaticano, vatican city