Chianti

[ kee-ahn-tee, -an-; Italian kyahn-tee ]

/ kiˈɑn ti, -ˈæn-; Italian ˈkyɑn ti /

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noun

a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.

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Origin of Chianti

First recorded in 1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine

Words nearby Chianti

Chiang Ch'ing, Chiang Ching-kuo, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Mai, Chianina, Chianti, Chiantishire, Chian turpentine, Chiapas, chiaroscuro, chiasma

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How to use Chianti in a sentence

Bartali chain-smoked while he biked and drank glass after glass of Chianti the night before a race.
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Both are very good Sangiovese based wines from Chianti and both are blended with traditional indigenous varieties.
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The summer pick was a Tuscan Chianti, Fontodi Chianti Classico 2006.
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You eat at a big round table, with a great long-necked bottle of chianti swung on a balance in the centre.
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The valley of the Arno is rich and fertile, bordered by cultivable hills, which produce the famous Chianti wine.
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He ordered a small flask of Chianti with the dinner, and it came in its pretty wicker jacket.
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They had lunch at Romano's, where Barnes drank a good deal of Chianti and became full of confidence in his future.
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Dominique was observed draining a glass of Chianti, and solemnly casting forth the last drops in libation.
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British Dictionary definitions for Chianti (1 of 2)

chianti

/ (kɪˈæntɪ) /

noun

(sometimes capital) a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy

British Dictionary definitions for Chianti (2 of 2)

Chianti

/ (Italian ˈkjanti) /

pl n

a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines

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