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Milan

[mi-lan, -lahn]

noun

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



Milan

/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

  1. Italian name: MilanoLatin name: Mediolanuma 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

  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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In several cities, including Milan and Bologna, there were clashes, with protesters throwing stones at police then being sprayed with tear gas.

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Union had already secured glamour ties against Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid, but there was a particularly loud roar after the Belgian champions were paired with Newcastle.

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Streep plays Miranda Priestly, loosely based on Wintour, and part of the filming for the sequel is taking place in Milan.

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Three years ago, a fashion editor friend returned from Milan Fashion Week bursting with a story to tell.

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Meryl Streep, however, spent her weekend in Milan for Fashion Week, filming scenes for the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada.”

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