Vercelli

[ ver-chel-ee, ver-; Italian ver-chel-lee ]

noun

1. a city in NW Italy, W of Milan.

Vercelli

/ verˈtʃɛlli /

noun

1. a city in NW Italy, in Piedmont: an ancient Ligurian and later Roman city; has an outstanding library of manuscripts (notably the Codex Vercellensis, dating from the 10th century). Pop: 45 132 (2001)

Example Sentences

Radetzky was in doubt whether the Italians had fallen back on Novara or Vercelli.

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Giovenone was a native of Vercelli, in which city several fine pictures by him are preserved.

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If they wish to understand this painter they must seek him at Varallo, at Saronno, and at Vercelli.

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When he reached Vercelli, he felt as if he were a thousand miles from Turin, and once more awoke to a sense of reality.

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Here they tell me there are none nearer than Vercelli and Novarra, which is carrying me almost to Milan.

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