Usually means: Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Pope.
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  1. The Holy See: Vocabulary.com
  2. the Holy See, the Holy see: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. the holy see: Dictionary.com
  4. The Holy See: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. The holy see: Rhymezone
  6. the holy see: FreeDictionary.org
  7. the holy see: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. The Holy See: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Holy See, The, The Holy See: Encyclopedia

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noun:  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

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