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Ferrara

American  
[fuh-rahr-uh, fer-rah-rah] / fəˈrɑr ə, fɛrˈrɑ rɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, near the Po River: medieval university and cathedral.


Ferrara British  
/ fəˈrɑːrə, ferˈrara /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia–Romagna: a centre of the Renaissance under the House of Este; university (1391). Pop: 130 992 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ferrara: I can’t wait for my kids to grow up and ask, “When’s the first time you left the country?”

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Ferrara: I remember being so nervous in that car.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

That can be fine for ships and planes, says Ferrara, or for smart munitions that just need to get close enough to their targets that they can switch to computer vision.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Jelly Belly’s parent company Ferrara Candy Co. acquired the brand in 2023 and also owns popular candy brands including Nerds and Sweetarts.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

In December 1511 she made an order for a set of stringed instruments for the Ferrara court which, Holman convincingly suggests, were ‘new design’ violins, invoiced to a maestro Sebastian of Verona.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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