Brescia

[ bre-shah ]

noun

1. a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.

Brescia

/ ˈbrɛʃʃa /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Lombardy: at its height in the 16th century. Pop: 187 567 (2001) Ancient nameBrixiaˈbrɪksɪə

Other Words From

• Bre·scian [bresh, -, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

From Brescia to Bergamo runs one of the best national highroads in Italy.

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Brescia, like most Italian towns, is built on a hill top and is castle-crowned as becomes a medival burg.

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Brescia housefronts are as gaily decorated as those of Nuremberg, many of them at least.

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Arnold of Brescia, an Italian religious and political reformer and martyr of the twelfth century.

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It was quite the thing for any one on their grand tour to visit Brescia, and bring back one of these famed weapons.

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