Florence

[flawr-uhns, flor-]

noun

1. Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.

2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.

3. a city in E South Carolina.

4. a town in N Kentucky.

5. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.”

Florence

/ ˈflɒrəns /

noun

1. Ancient name: Florentia. Italian name: Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop: 356 118 (2001)

Florence

1. City in central Italy on the Arno River.

Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.

Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished. Dante, Boccaccio, Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.

It was dominated by the Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

The city's many works of architecture include the cathedral (see also cathedral) of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Pitti Palace, and the Uffizi.

Example Sentences

ECB officials are gathering in Florence, Italy, on one of their regular tours away from the central bank's Frankfurt headquarters, with the rate call due to be published at 1315 GMT.

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But ultimately his focus is on what he calls the Great Renaissance—namely, the one that originated in 15th-century Florence.

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Lower earners can benefit from pass-through workarounds too, but the complexity might not justify the tax savings, said Rachael High Chamberlain, a tax lawyer in Florence, Ky.

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Lauri Gaffin: I’ve always wanted to do a book of photographs about my history in film as a set decorator, and Florence and I started talking about it on one of our morning bike rides.

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Said one person who visited Palazzo Al Bosco, his private estate near Florence, and saw his collection of art and designer furniture: “It was unimaginable.”

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