lateran(n = noun.location) - the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace;
is a kind of land site, site
is a part of capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome
has parts: lateran palace

   The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world. [1913 Webster]
" The name is said to have been derived from that of the Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran councils, have been held." [1913 Webster]

fifth lateran council, first lateran council, fourth lateran council, lateran council, lateran palace, lateran treaty, second lateran council, third lateran council