Pompeii
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pompeii in British English:
UK [pɔmˈpei]
How to pronounce Pompeii in American English:
US [pɑmˈpe, -ˈpei]
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- Noun:
- ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
Word Origin
- Pompeii
- Roman town buried by volcanic eruption 79 C.E., excavated beginning in 1755; the name is from Oscan pompe "five," in reference to its five districts. Related: Pompeian.
Example
- 1. Pompeii officials remarked that the damage involves a less important structure .
- 2. Best historic sites : pompeii , colosseum , sistine chapel , uffizi gallery ......
- 3. This is what happened in the eruption of vesuvius which buried pompeii .
- 4. Scholars from brigham young university ( byu ) deciphered carbonised papyrus found at a villa in herculaneum , which was destroyed by a volcano along with pompeii .
- 5. Lava flows can then build new land in the ocean-as in the case of hawaii-or entomb whole cities , as in the case of pompeii in a.d. 79 .