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

Six staff members in Milan and 22 in Tokyo checked around the clock for posts abusing Japanese athletes, using both manual and AI searches.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Kering had spent aggressively in recent years, acquiring trophy properties on Fifth Avenue in New York and Via Montenapoleone in Milan, and spending roughly $3.5 billion buying the fragrance house Creed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

On February 27, de Meo attended the Gucci show in Milan, the house’s first under creative director Demna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He hasn’t scored for the U.S. since November 2024 and hasn’t scored for his club team, AC Milan, this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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