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Milan

American

[mi-lan, -lahn] / mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

noun

an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

Milan British

/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

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

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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Milan Fashion Week said Friday it would "invite" participating brands at its high-profile runway shows not to show fur, in a partial concession to animal rights activists following pressure.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He made striker Samuel Eto'o play as a right winger at Inter Milan and they won the Treble.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In Europe, Barcelona, Milan, Dublin and Madrid are listed as top affordable destinations.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The 21-year-old Spaniard, who arrived from AC Milan last summer, will not feature in Saturday's Premier League fixture against Fulham.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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