Assisi
[ uh-see-zee; Italian ahs-see-zee ]
/ əˈsi zi; Italian ɑsˈsi zi /
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noun
a town in E Umbria, in central Italy: birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Assisi
/ (Italian asˈsiːzi) /
noun
a town in central Italy, in Umbria: birthplace of St Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order here in 1208. Pop: 25 304 (2001)
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