Este

[ es-tey ]

/ ˈɛs teɪ /

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noun

a city in northeastern Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.

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Ancient A·tes·te

[uh-tes-tee] /əˈtɛs ti/ .

Words nearby Este

estate car, estate duty, Estates General, estate tax, estazolam, Este, esteem, Estelle, Estepona, ester, esterase

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How to use Este in a sentence

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Thank VH1’s ‘You Oughta Know’ Concert for That Lorde and Haim Collaboration You Never Knew You Wanted|Kevin Fallon|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He sent directions to Mary to pack up at once and travel with the least possible delay to Este.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2)|Florence A. Thomas Marshall
La junta passada de adonde comenron todas las desverguenas que al presente ay en este reyno.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Este continued in the possession of the descendants of Alberto until 1294, when it fell an easy conquest to the Carraras.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun

The ancestral residence of the family of Este is here, but in a more or less ruinous state to-day.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
Thus three of the categories were "del Norte," "del Este," "del Sur."
The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California|S. F. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for Este

Este

/ (ˈɛstI) /

noun

a noble family of Italy founded by Alberto Azzo II (996–1097), who was invested with the town of Este in NE Italy as a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. The family governed Ferrara (13th–16th centuries), Modena, and Reggio (13th–18th centuries)

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