Cremona

American  

[kri-moh-nuh, kre-maw-nah] / krɪˈmoʊ nə, krɛˈmɔ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, on the Po River.

2. one of a class of violins of superior quality made there during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

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Cremona British  

/ kreˈmoːna /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Lombardy on the River Po: noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th–18th centuries. Pop: 70 887 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Eventually, a journey with twists and turns took her to Cremona in northern Italy — a famed hub for violin makers, including masters like Antonio Stradivari, since the 16th century.

From New York Times

In his early 20s, he moved to Cremona, Italy — a city long known for its master luthiers — to study violin making.

From New York Times

These are currently stored in liquid nitrogen at minus 196 degrees Celsius in Berlin, Germany, and Cremona, Italy, awaiting embryo transfer into southern white rhino surrogate mothers.

From Science Daily

This year’s Roads of Friendship concert series will launch on July 7 in Ravenna, and feature the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra founded by Muti, the Cremona Ancient Choir as well as Jordanian musicians.

From Seattle Times

His ability to transform experiences from his past is evident in an ongoing project at the church of San Carlo, in the medieval town of Cremona, in Italy’s Po valley.

From New York Times