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

The consortium said the offer is aimed at delisting Recordati from Euronext Milan and supporting the drugmaker’s expansion in rare diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Former England right-back Kyle Walker joined Burnley in July, having spent the second half of last season on loan at AC Milan.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Milan Fashion Week said Friday it would "invite" participating brands at its high-profile runway shows not to show fur, in a partial concession to animal rights activists following pressure.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

JetBlue Airways launched its first flights to Italy, with nonstop service from Boston to Milan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

No sooner was he in Milan than the Pope obtained troops from him for the Romagna campaign, and this was made possible for him because of the King’s prestige.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli