Vesuvius Syllabification: (Ve·su·vi·us)Pronunciation: /vəˈso͞ovēəs/Definition of Vesuvius an active volcano near Naples, in southern Italy, 4,190 feet (1,277 m) high. A violent eruption in ad 79 buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Vesuvius in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Vesuvius in the British & World English dictionary
