ancona

[ahn-kaw-nah; English ang-koh-nuh] /ɑnˈkɔ nɑ; English æŋˈkoʊ nə/

Word Origin

noun, plural ancone

[ahn-kaw-ne] /ɑnˈkɔ nɛ/ (Show IPA). English, anconas. Italian.

an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

Origin of ancona

1870-1875

First recorded in 1870-75

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British Dictionary definitions for ancone

Ancona

/Italian aŋˈkoːna/

noun

a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc. Pop: 100 507 (2001)

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