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Definition of Mount Vesuvius

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mount Vesuvius

Literary usage of Mount Vesuvius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Mount Vesuvius. For an expedition to Vesuvius bright weather is highly desirable. The great majority of travellers avail themselves of the arrangements of ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"345.— Duras in Greece, and twelve cities in Campania buried. AD 79 — Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed accompanying an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ..."

3. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"Mount Vesuvius is much diminished, as I am generally told, since the last great eruption, which was four years ago. The court here is very magnificent, ..."

4. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Mount Vesuvius. For an expedition to Vesuvius bright weather is highly desirable. The great majority of travellers avail themselves of the arrangements of ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"345.— Duras in Greece, and twelve cities in Campania buried. AD 79 — Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed accompanying an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ..."

6. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"Mount Vesuvius is much diminished, as I am generally told, since the last great eruption, which was four years ago. The court here is very magnificent, ..."

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