Milan

American  

[mi-lan, -lahn] / mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

noun

1. an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

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Milan British  

/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

1. Italian name: Milano.  Latin name: Mediolanum.  a city in N Italy, in central Lombardy: Italy's second largest city and chief financial and industrial centre; a centre of the Renaissance under the Visconti and Sforza families. Pop: 1 256 211 (2001)

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Milan Cultural  

1. Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.

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Milan is a center for fashion and design.

Its landmarks include the opera house La Scala and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a famous fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.

Example Sentences

Milan prosecutors have requested a criminal trial for Amazon and four of its executives over alleged tax fraud worth more than one billion euros, Italian media reported Thursday.

From Barron's

Zipse has previously announced that he is stepping down, to be replaced by company veteran Milan Nedeljkovic following the annual general meeting in May.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and the two Milan giants, such costly projects are required to remain the world's richest clubs.

From Barron's

Slovakia entered Michaela Hozakova but she travelled separately to Milan, says she is "just a substitute" and has been watching from the stands.

From BBC

He says on 21 February, the assembled ships - including the Iranian vessel - sailed out for the sea phase of Exercise Milan, scheduled to run until 25 February.

From BBC