English
Etymology
Calque of Latin Urbs Aeterna.
Proper noun
the Eternal City
- Nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy.
- Nickname for Jerusalem: a city in West Asia; the claimed capital cities of Israel and Palestine.
- (historical) Former nickname for Kyoto: a major city in Japan, during the period when it was named Heian-kyō and served as the capital of Japan; c. 800–1000 C.E..
Translations
nickname for Rome
- Catalan: Ciutat Eterna f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 永恆之城 / 永恒之城 (yǒnghéng zhī chéng)
- Danish: evige stad c
- Esperanto: Eterna Urbo
- Estonian: Igavene linn
- Finnish: ikuinen kaupunki
- French: ville éternelle (fr) f
- German: Ewige Stadt f
- Greek: αιώνια πόλη f (aiónia póli)
- Italian: Città Eterna f
- Japanese: 永遠の都 (えいえんのみやこ, eien no miyako)
- Latin: Urbs Aeterna f
- Polish: Wieczne Miasto (pl) n
- Portuguese: Cidade Eterna f
- Russian: Ве́чный Го́род m (Véčnyj Górod)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Вје̏чнӣ Гра̑д m
- Roman: Vjȅčnī Grȃd m
- Spanish: Ciudad Eterna f
- Swedish: den eviga staden c
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