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

Mizan said he had been working on satellite technology and provided details to the foreign intelligence agencies "about his workplace, access level, duties, and other sensitive information".

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"The Islamic Republic has never shied away from negotiations... but we certainly do not accept imposition," Ejei said in a video carried by the judiciary's Mizan Online website.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Iran has not commented publicly about this bold claim, but an unnamed official, quoted by the judiciary-run Mizan News Agency, said "there have never been any negotiations regarding any kind of nuclear materials to America".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

On Monday, Iranian Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for "the swift punishment of those responsible for currency fluctuations", the justice ministry's Mizan agency reported.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Mizan did not say when Asl was arrested, and his case had not previously been reported by Iranian media or human rights groups.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025