Milan
[mi-lan, -lahn]
- an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
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Italian Mi·la·no [mee-lah-naw] /miˈlɑ nɔ/.
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Contemporary Examples
There was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines.
This piece is inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's iconic, Last Supper, which was painted in the late 15th century in Milan, Italy.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. ConsumerismDina Goldstein
November 8, 2014
The three were living it up at his Arcore villa outside Milan, made famous by his orgiastic Bunga-Bunga parties.
“I am ready to work from this point on,” Reggiani told a Milan judge this week.
Gucci stores displayed silver handcuffs emblazoned with the double G in their store windows in Florence and Milan.
Historical Examples
We fought at Fombio; we fought on the bridge of Lodi; we marched into Milan.
The Boy Life of NapoleonEugenie Foa
You know, of course, of the International Conference assembled in Milan?
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
“What we want is to administer a tonic to the Conference in Milan,” he said airily.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
An amusing anecdote is imputed to his sister, Mrs. Homer Page, of Milan.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
On reaching Milan, the travellers visited the Ambrosian library.
Milan
- a city in N Italy, in central Lombardy: Italy's second largest city and chief financial and industrial centre; a centre of the Renaissance under the Visconti and Sforza families. Pop: 1 256 211 (2001)Italian name: Milano (miˈlaːno) Latin name: Mediolanum (ˌmeɪdɪəʊˈlɑːnəm)
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Word Origin and History for milan
Milan
city in northern Italy, Roman Mediolanum, from Gaulish medios "middle" + lanu "plain," in reference to its situation in the Po Valley. Related: Milanese.
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Milan
[(mi-lahn, mi-lan)]
Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.
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Milan is a center for fashion and design.
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Its landmarks include the opera house La Scala and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a famous fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.
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