ancona

¹ American  

[ahn-kaw-nah, ang-koh-nuh] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ, æŋˈkoʊ nə /

noun

Italian.

plural

ancone,

plural

anconas

1. an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

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Ancona ² American  

[ahn-kaw-nah] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

2. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.

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Ancona British  

/ aŋˈkoːna /

noun

1. a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 _bc . Pop: 100 507 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Ted Ancona and his wife, Valerie Mathews, have driven their 24-foot recreational vehicle on summer trips to the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and to Albuquerque,where Ancona was born.

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Ancona drove out in their truck and Mathews took the wheel of the RV.

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Following a couple nights in the Rose Bowl parking lot, Ancona and Mathews found a spot in the Bonelli Bluffs RV Resort and Campground, located in a county park.

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County leaders say they’re aware of the issue and plan to act before Ancona and Mathews’ exit date.

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“This is our home,” said Ancona, 73, sitting at a wooden picnic table outside the RV at a San Dimas campground.

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