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/.

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How to use Milan in a sentence

The site posted a “sex tape” starring Alyssa Milano that was actually all about the bloodshed in Syria.
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And now it is appearing in English for the first time, translated with great stamina by Anne Milano Appel.
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Cast: Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, Jes Macallan, Jason Winston George, Brett Tucker, Cameron Bender, Erik Stocklin.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gingrich is about as much a Washington "outsider" as the maitre d' at Cafe Milano.
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Eventually, Nicole witnesses David sexually assaulting her best friend (Alyssa Milano), and breaks up with him.
11 Creepy Movie Stalkers!|Marlow Stern|February 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The price of admission is the same to every part of the house, viz, two Lire di Milano.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr
They say she met him at a luncheon she gave to Milano and her teacher at the Ritz last week.
Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge|Pemberton Ginther
Il titolo dell' opera che ho da comporre a Milano, non si sa ancora.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The twins were discovered as martyrs by S. Ambrose at Milano, when, in 387, he was desirous of founding a new church.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale
Scarrognini, grandson of Milano Scarrognini, and some time afterwards Gio.
Ex Voto|Samuel Bulter

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)

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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.