della
(in names of Italian derivation) a contraction of di and the article la: Andrea della Robbia.
della
1 American
[del-lah]
/ ˈdɛl lɑ /
Della
2
American
[del-uh]
/ ˈdɛl ə /
noun
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Then, around 1440, Luca della Robbia made it the stuff of high art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported five deaths from the heatwave including two farmworkers and a builder.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
At the same time, he does visit the popular region of Veneto, but skips Venice, focusing instead on Treviso and Isola della Scala, the lands of, respectively, radicchio and rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
"We could find ourselves having difficulty obtaining missiles and weapons to defend our skies," he told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Religious censorship was not the only pressure upon della Porta’s text.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
One measure of the dynasty’s greatness is that instead of merely perpetuating the Della Robbia style the next generation enlarged it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Met has the largest collection of Della Robbias in the U.S.—around 30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In beating Jack Della Maddalena last year to become a two-division champion, however, Makhachev ticked off a goal which Nurmagomedov never achieved.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Celebrity status does not exempt anyone from California’s employment laws. We look forward to presenting the evidence in court and allowing the facts to speak for themselves,” attorney Della Shaker told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
She was young, pretty, and blond and visited often, using as her excuse the fact that her friend Della Otis lived across the street.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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