Milan

[ mi-lan, -lahn ]

/ mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

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noun

an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

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Italian Mi·la·no

[mee-lah-naw]. /miˈlɑ nɔ/.

Words nearby Milan

Mikulicz syndrome, mikvah, mil, milady, milage, Milan, milanaise, Milanese, Milanov, Milazzo, milch

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How to use Milan in a sentence

Walk the path at the Crespi Bonsai Museum in Milan, and you’ll come upon a tree that has thrived for more than 1,000 years.
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Besides her husband, of Milan, and her son, of Rome, survivors include a sister and two grandchildren.
Carla Fracci, a reigning star of 20th-century ballet, dies at 84|Emily Langer|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
Robert Burioni is a virologist at the San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy, and a serious scientist.
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She went on to compete for the team in the world championships that year in Milan.
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Su also showed the first live demonstration of the company’s upcoming chip for servers and cloud data centers, code-named Milan.
Chip Wars 2021: What AMD, Intel, and Nvidia announced at CES|Aaron Pressman|January 12, 2021|Fortune
There was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The three were living it up at his Arcore villa outside Milan, made famous by his orgiastic Bunga-Bunga parties.
Was Putin’s Midnight Visit to Berlusconi About Bunga Bunga?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ghanaian soccer player Michael Essien, who plays for AC Milan, has been the subject of what borders on fear mongering.
Europe’s Hidden Ebola Cases|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the Mafia also took its revenge, setting off bombs in Rome, Florence and Milan that killed ten people.
Pope Francis May Be Risking His Life by Taking on the Mafia|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A general rising was planned in Lombardy, but failed, as the Austrians received news of the proposed cession of Milan.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Bonaparte made his public entry into Milan under a triumphal arch.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
There were eight passengers besides myself; five Frenchmen, one Belgian, and two citizens of Milan.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The last news of him some four months old, as you have said—reported him at Milan in the service of Spain.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
I am cast down by grief at this evil news, and the summons from Court has brought me in all haste from Milan.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for Milan

Milan

/ (mɪˈlæn) /

noun

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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Milan

Milan

[ (mi-lahn, mi-lan) ]

Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.

notes for Milan

Milan is a center for fashion and design.

notes for Milan

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.