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• ancona
  ancona

  noun

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

  noun

  a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

ancona

¹ American  

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

noun

Italian.

• ancone,
  plural
• anconas
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• anconas
  plural
• ancone
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

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Example Sentences

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ancona Ancona

One of the most puzzling questions which arises in a book about Perugino is how this ancona is to be reconstructed.

From Great Masters in Painting: Perugino by George C. Williamson

It was while completing this picture that the message as to the San Agostino ancona reached Pietro.

From Great Masters in Painting: Perugino by George C. Williamson

Crivelli continued executing one great ancona after another, limiting his progress to perfecting his technique, and his influence was most deeply felt by such Umbrian painters as Lorenzo di San Severino and Niccola Alunno.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Evelyn March Phillipps

It is clear from his size and position that the ancona has been painted for an altar specially dedicated to this Apostle.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Evelyn March Phillipps

There is an early ancona at La Rocca, near Varallo, another in the parocchia of Gattinara, and possibly a greatly damaged Pieta in the cloisters of Sta.

From Ex Voto by Samuel Butler

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025

“I think it’s important that we add these numbers,” Ancona stated in a calm voice, “as to not dehumanize what is going on in the Middle East.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

Some people groaned in response, as Ancona asked for silence and respect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

An earlier version of this article misstated the distance between Ancona and where the survivors were found.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

From Ancona to Rome the journey of the Holy Father proved to be a triumphal march.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham

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