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Brescia

American  
[bre-shah] / ˈbrɛ ʃɑ /

noun

  1. a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.


Brescia British  
/ ˈbrɛʃʃa /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Brixia.  a city in N Italy, in Lombardy: at its height in the 16th century. Pop: 187 567 (2001)

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These included a 31-year-old who fell while working in a quarry in the Brescia area, and a construction worker, 63, who died nearly two months after an accident near Naples, the union said.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

“In a perverse way, the more difficult she makes it, she might actually help Smith in the end,” Brescia wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2024

The hospital’s medical director, Dr. Michael Brescia, who was Catholic, raised $58,000 to have the scroll repaired.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Jordi remembers his father having supreme confidence in Guardiola as a budding manager after his protege wound down his playing career with underwhelming spells at Brescia, Roma, Al-Ahli and Mexican club Dorados.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Amati’s family workshop was subsequently imitated by two other now legendary violin-making families of Cremona, the Stradivari and the Guarneri, in whose hands the town swiftly eclipsed the earlier reputation of Brescia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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