Hill of Rome

• One of Rome's seven

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quirinal \Quir"i*nal\ (kw[i^]r"[i^]*nal or kw[i^]`r[imac]"nal), a. [L. Quirinalis, fr. Quirinus, a name of Romulus.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the hill Collis Quirinalis, now Monte Quirinale (one of the seven hills of Rome), or a modern royal place ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
royal palace in Rome, 1838, from Mons Quirinalis in Rome (one of the seven hills, site of a former Papal palace), from Quirinus, said to be the divine name of Romulus, but really one of the original trinity of Roman gods, representing Mars. His feast ( ...