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Palatine

Palatine

3 9.9
The main hill in Rome where early people lived and emperors built palaces
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/
translation icon : Palatino
  • A man in a blue polyester jumpsuit surrounded by a small crowd stands at the edge of the Palatine Hill in Rome, overlooking the ancient Circus Maximus at sunset.
  • Palatine Hill

Examples

  • Day 41 - The Colosseum: I had arranged a tour of the Colosseum and Palatine Hill with Dark Rome.

    Blog text (8)

  • No longer will the stench of pig and oxen rise up the slopes of the Palatine.

    Quo Vadis (1951)

  • Someone will have to go to Palatine Hill, but it's...

    Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

  • And he began a major palace on the Palatine Hill, on the northwest side of the Palatine Hill.

  • So he marks out a sacred boundary on the Palatine Hill and orders his men to dig a ditch and build a wall around it.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Romulus would go on to build his city on the Palatine Hill, naming it Roma or Rome after himself.

  • Those early Romans quarried stone along hillsides and in underground chambers beneath the Palatine and Capitoline hills.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Visiting the site of Cicero's house on Palatine Hill, we read a serious account of its destruction by Cicero's political enemies along with a humorous letter Cicero wrote about hearing his next-door neighbor snoring.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Romulus would go on to build his city on the Palatine Hill, naming it Roma.

  • The ruins of several imperial palaces can be seen on Palatine Hill in Rome.

Synonyms

Palatine Hill
vsPalatine
8.2

A hill in central Rome with ancient ruins and palaces built by emperors

is regarded as most important hill linked to first settlement and imperial palaces

Compounds

count palatine
  • Archaic
9.9

A noble who rules a small area with royal power in medieval Europe

county palatine
  • Archaic
9.9

A county in England or Ireland where a lord had the powers of a king

palatine artery
  • Specialized
7.2

An artery that carries blood to the roof of the mouth and nearby parts of the face

palatine bone
  • Specialized
7.9

One of two small bones at the back of the mouth that help form the nose and eye sockets

Palatine Hill
8.2

A hill in central Rome with ancient ruins and palaces built by emperors

palatine raphe
  • Specialized
9.9

A raised seam along the middle of the hard roof of the mouth

palatine tonsil
  • Specialized
5.6

A small soft piece of body tissue at the back of the throat that helps fight infection

palatine vein
  • Specialized
9.6

A blood vessel that carries blood from the roof of the mouth to a vein in the face

Surface Forms

Palatine main

Etymology

The word Palatine comes from the Latin word palatium, which meant 'palace'. The Palatine Hill in Rome was where emperors built their grand palaces, so Palatine became the name for that important hill.