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Definition of: Pompeii
(pom·pā′ē)
An ancient city of southern Italy SE of Naples; destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius, A.D. 79.
—Pom·pe·ian (pom·pā′ən, -pē′ən) adjective & noun
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