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    della
    (in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article la: Andrea della Robbia.
  • Della
    Della
    noun
    a female given name, form of Delia.

della

1 American  
[del-lah] / ˈdɛl lɑ /
  1. (in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article la: Andrea della Robbia.


Della 2 American  
[del-uh] / ˈdɛl ə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Delia.


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Master restorer Galli told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera he was not finished yet, adding he had received no objections to his work, carried out under the "watchful eye" of the council.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"I'm shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong," the US president said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Last weekend, Il Messaggero, external and Corriere della Sera, external reported the allegations in the Italian media for the first time.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

In 1990, after almost five decades of shuttling among temporary locations, the painting was finally installed in Rimini’s new Museo della Città, a renovated Jesuit convent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The referee was right: Plutarch’s experience was an indirect experience, just as Aristotle’s phenomena were based on other people’s experiences; Garzoni’s and della Porta’s experiences were based on real, personally performed tests.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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