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Francesca

American  
[fran-ches-kuh, frahn-, frahn-che-skah] / frænˈtʃɛs kə, frɑn-, frɑnˈtʃɛ skɑ /

noun

  1. Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.

  2. Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.


Francesca British  
/ franˈtʃeska /

noun

  1. See Piero della Francesca

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One woman, Francesca Missana, told AFP news agency that the Olympic Games were "no longer sustainable from an environmental or a social point of view, their time is up".

From BBC

Francesca Lollobrigida celebrates with her young son after winning Italy's first gold medal at this year's Winter Olympics in the women's 3,000m speed skating.

From BBC

"The Games are no longer sustainable from an environmental or a social point of view, their time is up," 29-year-old protester Francesca Missana told AFP.

From Barron's

Speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida won an emotional first gold medal for host nation Italy at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.

From Barron's

Chris, the BBC readers and AI were all level on 80 points going into Monday's match between Sunderland and Burnley, with his guest - boxer Francesca Hennessy - on 40 points.

From BBC