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By extension, the word is also used about the town or city where the cathedral stands. For example, in the strictest sense, in the Roman Catholic Church, the see of the Archdiocese of Westminster in England is Westminster Cathedral, but in a wider sense the same see is London, where the cathedral is located. At times the term is even used about the whole of the diocese even if it covers more than one town or city; this is erroneous, as the terms diocese or archdiocese cover this meaning in a more precise way.

A special case is Holy See, which in the Roman Catholic Church refers to the papal office, or to the VaticanVatican may refer to: Holy See Roman Curia Vatican City Vatican Hill Vatican Palace Vatican Library. in general.

The term is most common in the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican and Episcopalian churches, but is also used by some Lutheran churches. It is also found translated into several languages.