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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London fell, though Paris and Milan edged up after two days of losses linked to concerns about the economic impact of violent unrest in France and Italy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

However, PSG have played fewer league games than Barca, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester City, who are all high performers in those tables.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Protests have also taken place in Brussels, Milan and Lisbon, albeit on a smaller scale.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Clashes began on Saturday and continued into Sunday in Milan.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The language spoken in Milan sounds different; the landscape looks different.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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