Fiesole

[ Italian fye-zaw-le ]

/ Italian ˈfyɛ zɔ lɛ /

noun

Gio·van·ni da

[Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/. Angelico, Fra.

a town in central Italy, near Florence: Etruscan and ancient Roman ruins; cathedral.

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Examples from the Web for fiesole

This is the sort of angel which Angelico da Fiesole conceived and represented, and he only.
A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies.|Anna Jameson
The carriage swept with agonizing jolts up through the Piazza of Fiesole and into the Settignano road.
A Room With A View|E. M. Forster
Didn't Giovanni tell us that he had friends in Fiesole, and that he was going to visit them?
The Lure of the Mask|Harold MacGrath
Once we drove up to "aerial Fiesole," and never can I forget Landor's manner while in the neighborhood of his former home.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various

Monna Tita was made by nature to live on this side of Fiesole.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for fiesole (1 of 2)

Fiesole¹

/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /

noun

a town in central Italy, in Tuscany near Florence: Etruscan and Roman remains. Pop: 14 085 (2001)Ancient name: Faesulae (ˈfiːsʊliː)

British Dictionary definitions for fiesole (2 of 2)

Fiesole²

/ (Italian ˈfiɛːzole) /

noun

Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da) the monastic name of (Fra) Angelico

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