Modena

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Modena

Modena

/ (Italian 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 name: Mutina

  2. (sometimes not capital) a popular variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Modena

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