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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

Michelangelo first saw Titian’s work on a visit to Ferrara, southwest of Venice, in 1529.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

It’s Abel Ferrara, the director of cult films such as “King of New York.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It's proved such a hit that confectionery giants including Hershey, Mars and Ferrara have launched their own products.

From BBC

Ferrara admits she could also just drive to the Nevada city, but she dreads the prospect of a four-hour-plus ride.

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