ancona

[ ahn-kaw-nah; English ang-koh-nuh ]

/ ɑnˈkɔ nɑ; English æŋˈkoʊ nə /

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noun, plural an·co·ne

[ahn-kaw-ne], /ɑnˈkɔ nɛ/, English an·co·nas.Italian.

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

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Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby ancona

ancilla, ancillary, ancipital, Ancohuma, ancon, ancona, ancré, Ancus Marcius, -ancy, ancylo-, ancylostomiasis

Other definitions for ancona (2 of 2)

Ancona

[ ahn-kaw-nah ]

/ ɑnˈkɔ nɑ /

noun

a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

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

How to use ancona in a sentence

The fliers, Ancona explained, are meant to educate people on what rights they legally have to use lethal force in self-defense.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand|Caitlin Dickson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ancona capitulated to the Austrians after a very destructive bombardment.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Geronymo Mascalbruni was the son of a pauper belonging to a village whose name I forget, in the marshes of Ancona.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
Ancona: a city of central Italy, on the shores of the Adriatic.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe

Ancona was so situated as to be one of the most important ports of the Adriatic.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 3, number 18|Various
Francis, and his companion, whose name we are not told, embarked at Ancona.
Brother Francis|Eileen Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for ancona

Ancona

/ (Italian aŋˈkoːna) /

noun

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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