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.

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Chief executive Milan Nedeljkovic said he could not give a number for the new cuts but was ready to make as many as required.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Atkins continued to tour and play prominent festivals like Detroit’s Movement and Amsterdam’s Dekmantel, often with his daughter, the musician Milan Ariel Atkins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Milan would have clinched a seventh European title but for a miracle in Istanbul - Liverpool scoring three times in six minutes in the final before winning on penalties.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

With the latest installment of the Milan derby to be shown live on BBC Two and iPlayer on Saturday, 19:45 GMT kick-off, BBC Sport remembers the story of the fixture's most iconic image.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He had been in the diplomatic service of both Austria and Italy and his birthday parties were the great social event of Milan.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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