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Cortona

American  
[kawr-taw-nah] / kɔrˈtɔ nɑ /

noun

  1. Pietro da Pietro Berrettini, 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.


Cortona British  
/ kɔrˈtona, kɔːˈtəʊnə /

noun

  1. a town in central Italy, in Tuscany: Roman and Etruscan remains, 15th-century cathedral. Pop: 22 048 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Our Smithsonian Journeys itinerary also included day trips to several Tuscany destinations, such as Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano and Cortona.

From Washington Post Jun. 23, 2022

The turning point for me was when our college theater program went to Cortona, Italy, for a summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 27, 2016

Kevin Carter, who had been with St. Margaret of Cortona Roman Catholic Church for two years, was arrested Friday.

From Time Oct. 4, 2015

Both charges stem from a Sept. 13 incident at St. Margaret of Cortona Roman Catholic Church in Little Ferry, authorities said.

From Washington Times Oct. 3, 2015

He had a son named Giambatista, whom he instructed in both these arts; though he was desirous that he should acquire a more perfect knowledge of them under Pietro da Cortona at Rome.

From The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Lanzi, Luigi Antonio

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