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Fiesole

[ Italian fye-zaw-le ]

noun

  1. Gio·van·ni da [jaw-, vahn, -nee dah]. Angelico, Fra.
  2. a town in central Italy, near Florence: Etruscan and ancient Roman ruins; cathedral.


Fiesole

1

/ ˈfiɛːzole /

noun

  1. a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001) Ancient nameFaesulaeˈfiːsʊliː


Fiesole

2

/ ˈfiɛːzole /

noun

  1. Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da) the monastic name of (Fra) Angelico

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Example Sentences

Consider, then, what such a beast as the priest of Varlungo must have been in a village; consider the rector of Fiesole.

And at Fiesole, for the same Signor Sforza, he made many ornaments in his garden and around certain fountains.

There are occasional country houses like it to be found in Tuscany, notably on the heights behind Fiesole.

All the way from Florence to Fiesole the roads are lined with typical Florentine villas and country houses.

Fiesole had its Libro dOro, and inscribed thereon as noble any individual who would pay the required price.

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