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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“People are only willing to sacrifice for what they do not need,” Herzen wrote of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
“I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The front page of Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Serra labelled it "the World Cup curse" and stressed the requirement for a rebuilding movement.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
How, though, are we to explain the peculiar fact that della Porta both believes in and rejects the garlic/magnet antipathy?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"Roberto's love for Brescia shaped his career," his brother, Rocco, told Corriere Della Sera.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
"After the transformation of the last three years, we are now a simpler company with a stronger growth outlook," said chief executive Margherita Della Valle.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Can Makhachev join an elite club of two-weight UFC champions or will Della Maddalena continue his rapid rise with a victory over the UFC's pound-for-pound number two?
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Joe Justice was thirty-five years older than Della Mae, a successful lawyer who lived in the other Pikeville, one of the well-to-do neighborhoods on the mountain ridges.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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