Florence

American  

[flawr-uhns, flor-] / ˈflɔr əns, ˈflɒr- /

noun

1. Italian Firenze.  a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.

2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.

3. a city in E South Carolina.

4. a town in N Kentucky.

5. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.”

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Florence British  

/ ˈflɒrəns /

noun

1. Ancient name: Florentia.  Italian name: Firenze.  a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop: 356 118 (2001)

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Florence Cultural  

1. City in central Italy on the Arno River.

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Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.

Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished. Dante, Boccaccio, Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.

It was dominated by the Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.

The city's many works of architecture include the cathedral (see also cathedral) of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Pitti Palace, and the Uffizi.

Example Sentences

This 1870s photograph shows famed medium Florence Cook slumped on a chair in an unconscious trance with a materialized spirit named Katie King standing behind her.

From Literature

Itoje missed the start of the Six Nations training camp in Girona to attend his mother Florence's funeral in Nigeria, before coming off the bench in the opening win over Wales.

From BBC

He also missed the start of the Six Nations training camp in Girona to attend his mother Florence's funeral in Nigeria, before coming off the bench in the opening win over Wales.

From BBC

The intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues was the epicenter of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

From Los Angeles Times

The Mona Lisa is always on display at the Louvre, Michelangelo’s David in Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal