Cortona

American  

[kawr-taw-nah] / kɔrˈtɔ nɑ /

noun

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

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Cortona British  

/ kɔrˈtona, kɔːˈtəʊnə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

Director, OjodePez magazine, artistic director of Cortona on the Move.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2015

In this street is a house decorated with simple but elegant Doric details, and bearing an inscription over the door which shows that it was that of Pietro da Cortona.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.