Lucca

[ look-kah ]

/ ˈluk kɑ /

noun

a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.

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Example sentences from the Web for lucca

Lucca is my favorite destination this time of year, and I go back often to see my friends and of course, my mama.
Fresh Picks|Cesare Casella|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Fresh contingents had poured in from Lucca, Sienna, and other towns.
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History|Pasquale Villari
At a later period this scheme, then no more than the dream of a past age, brought a patriotic citizen of Lucca to the scaffold.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy|Jacob Burckhardt
One is a deed of gift for the weekly distribution of bread and wine to the poor at Lucca in 805.
The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott

It was the work of Guidectus in 1188, who also built the cathedral of Lucca.
The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott
He is full of grace, and his virtues seem to me to be just those which Lucca herself possesses.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for lucca

Lucca

/ (Italian ˈlukka) /

noun

a city in NW Italy, in Tuscany: centre of a rich agricultural region, noted for the production of olive oil. Pop: 81 862 (2001)Ancient name: Luca (ˈluːkə)

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