Milan

American  

[mi-lan, -lahn] / mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

noun

1. an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

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Milan British  

/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

1. Italian name: Milano.  Latin name: Mediolanum.  a city in N Italy, in central Lombardy: Italy's second largest city and chief financial and industrial centre; a centre of the Renaissance under the Visconti and Sforza families. Pop: 1 256 211 (2001)

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Milan Cultural  

1. Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.

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Milan is a center for fashion and design.

Its landmarks include the opera house La Scala and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a famous fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.

Example Sentences

A robot with expressive eyebrows that is designed to perform basic tasks to free up healthcare workers is being given a trial run by a hospital in Milan.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Real are understood to be targeting departing Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries, while France defender Ibrahima Konate is set to join after leaving Liverpool.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Pulisic at his finest is definitely not bang-average, and he had a brilliant year for AC Milan in Italy — but it was last year, and in 2026 he virtually disappeared.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares of Monte dei Paschi surged 10% in Milan, while Intesa’s slid and BPM’s ticked up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

We got into Milan early in the morning and they unloaded us in the freight yard.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway