Modena

[ mohd-n-uh; Italian maw-de-nah ]

noun

1. a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.

Modena

/ ˈmɔːdena /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: ruled by the Este family (18th–19th century); university (1678). Pop: 175 502 (2001) Ancient nameMutina
2. sometimes not capital a popular variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Modena

Example Sentences

A gift from the Modena-based car-maker, the SUV has wheel wells and a nose splattered with the psychedelic swirls of Damien Hirst’s spin paintings, at Bottura’s request.

From Time

His culinary empire now extends from Dubai to Beverly Hills, with a new hotel in Modena that serves as an extension of his own home, with walls hung with works by Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

From Time

Indeed Leon Da Modena, the legendary scholar of the 16th century, advised his congregants not to wear head coverings.

From The Daily Beast

His upcoming exhibitions include shows in Modena, Italy, Salzburg, and Brussels.

From The Daily Beast

Later, the square tower was crowned with an octagonal turret, sometimes with a conical roof, as in Cremona and Modena cathedrals.

From Project Gutenberg

Wants to wear the boots just once, she says, to lay the ghost of this what's-her-name—Maria Modena.

From Project Gutenberg

Then travelling with his new partners by the road through Modena, he reached Venice in July 1747.

From Project Gutenberg

Louis, however, had a grudge of some sort against the d'Elbœufs, and Mary of Modena was chosen instead.

From Project Gutenberg

He professed to have copied this piece from an antique dug up with his own hands in the environs of Modena.

From Project Gutenberg