Florence

[flawr-uhns, flor-]

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.”

Florence

/ 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)

Florence

1. City in central Italy on the Arno River.

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

Known most of all for his imposing and magnificent dome on the Florence Cathedral, much of the information surrounding his accomplishments has been speculative and contested.

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The Ashes is a love story, the urn presented as a gift of affection from Florence Murphy to England captain Ivo Bligh in 1883.

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We were going to take a train from there to Cinque Terre, while other passengers planned to visit Florence.

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Across the globe, Florence is wrenching Freddie from writhing on the floor to buck him up for the imminent match.

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Mr Hughes used to live in the Italian city of Florence where subterranean bins are common and he says they are widely used in most of western Europe.

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