Milan

American  

[mi-lan, -lahn] / mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

noun

1. an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

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Milan British  

/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

1. Italian name: Milano.  Latin name: Mediolanum.  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)

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Milan Cultural  

1. 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.

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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Goretzka was in concrete talks with AC Milan at one point, but that fell apart.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

However, Mateta failed his AC Milan medical and remained at the club, being ruled out for about two months with the issue.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Po, too, was not immune to war, especially in the 16th century, when neighboring France, Switzerland and the Vatican quarreled over ownership of crucial crossroads to Milan and other parts of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But the world’s most prestigious clubs—Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United—were prepared to forgive all of that, just as long as he brought home trophies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He had been in the diplomatic service of both Austria and Italy and his birthday parties were the great social event of Milan.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway