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Faenza

American  
[fah-en-zuh, fah-en-tsah] / fɑˈɛn zə, fɑˈɛn tsɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.


Faenza British  
/ faˈɛntsa /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: famous in the 15th and 16th centuries for its majolica earthenware, esp faïence. Pop: 53 641 (2001)

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Dutch driver de Vries said he was trying to reach Faenza shortly before midnight Tuesday ahead of marketing events at the factory scheduled for Wednesday but the roads were cut off.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2023

“Unfortunately, our town of Faenza has once again experienced significant rainfall and subsequent flooding,” the team said on Twitter.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr headed to Toro Rosso's factory in Faenza, Italy, for his seat fitting in preparation for his F1 debut with the team next season.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2014

The truth about dead birds falling from the sky People flocked to see the latest round of dead birds—"heaped in flower beds" and "horribly hung from trees like Christmas ornaments"—in Faenza, Italy.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2011

He had one experience like this with the Orsini soldiers, when he attacked Bologna after the seizure of Faenza and saw them go reluctantly into that battle.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli