Ferrara

American

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

noun

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

Ferrara British

/ fəˈrɑːrə, ferˈrara /

noun

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

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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: Not only did I not make it home for four hours, but I didn’t get to see Bono.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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

“Bad Lieutenant” can be viewed as a movie about bottoming out, though it was made more than 20 years before Mr. Ferrara actually did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn had both been very good to Yossarian, Milo said; hadn’t they given him a medal after the last mission to Ferrara and promoted him to captain?

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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