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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)

"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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The city of Faenza has been the worst-affected, with the levels of the two rivers crossing it rising rapidly overnight.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

His teammate Tsunoda, who began living in Faenza in 2021 to work with AlphaTauri, said the city was badly hit.

From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023

The AlphaTauri team, which is based in nearby Faenza and is the closest team to the circuit, issued an appeal for donations to help local people Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023

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

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