Parma

American  

[pahr-muh, pahr-mah] / ˈpɑr mə, ˈpɑr mɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.

2. a city in NE Ohio.

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Parma British  

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 until it became part of Italy in 1860; important food industry (esp Parmesan cheese). Pop: 163 457 (2001)

2. a city in NE Ohio, south of Cleveland. Pop: 83 861 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

In Parma, the thieves entered through the front door late Sunday night, March 22, just one week after the Magnani-Rocca Foundation reopened for the summer season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Exports of the flavourful hard cheese produced around Parma in northern Italy rose by 2.7 percent to nearly 75,000 tonnes last year, the industry's trade association said.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It meant by the time the 1994 and 1996 championships rolled around, the quartet had already amassed a wealth of senior experience for clubs such as Parma, Napoli, Roma and Juventus.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Como are four points behind fourth-placed Napoli, who play their game in hand against Parma in Naples on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

“Appleby, you’ve got flies in your eyes,” he whispered helpfully as they passed by each other in the doorway of the parachute tent on the day of the weekly milk run to Parma.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller