Asti

American

[ah-stee, as-tee] / ˈɑ sti, ˈæs ti /

noun

a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.

Asti British

/ ˈæstɪ /

noun

a town in NW Italy: famous for its sparkling wine ( Asti spumante ( spuːˈmæntɪ )). Pop: 71 276 (2001)

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On Sunday, he was given the honorary citizenship of Asti and celebrated Mass in the city’s cathedral, where he assumed the role of a local parish priest ministering to his flock.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2022

On Sunday, he is due to celebrate a public Mass in the provincial capital, Asti.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022

Bolla, who was born in Asti, Italy, for a while lived a charmed life.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2019

An earlier marriage, to actress Adriana Asti, ended in divorce.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2018

In reality, what disturbed the Duke of Milan far more than the success of Charles in the south, was the presence of Louis of Orleans with a body of troops at Asti.

From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright

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