Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pompeii

1 sense of pompeii

Sense 1
Pompeii -- (ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")