Francesca

[fran-ches-kuh, frahn-, frahn-che-skah]

noun

1. Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.

2. Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.

Francesca

/ franˈtʃeska /

noun

1. See Piero della Francesca

Example Sentences

The must-see Los Angeles Opera production of “West Side Story,” which closes Sunday, is by Francesca Zambello, who heads Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and where she is slated to mount her production of Bernstein’s classic musical in May.

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Frederick FitzHerbert and his sister, Francesca, are not clairvoyant, but they seem to know just what Evelyn needs.

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Erotically captivated by Francesca, Evelyn is nonetheless haunted by his missing wife, who appears in fleeting glimpses as she prowls the palazzo.

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Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

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Write to Francesca Fontana at [email protected].

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