Padua
[paj-oo-uh]
- a city in NE Italy.
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Italian Padova.
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Examples from the Web for padua
Contemporary Examples
He is a dear friend, and his restaurant in Padua, Italy is worth the trip!
Historical Examples
Gambling alone could do it, but everybody had gone to Padua.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
A few years after the Count of Padua had her operated on, and made her fortune.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
"I see that you are not safe in Padua," she said in the end.
Little Novels of ItalyMaurice Henry Hewlett
The peerless beauty of Padua, the incomparable Ippolita, was gone.
Little Novels of ItalyMaurice Henry Hewlett
He died at Padua in 1565, at the age of over a hundred years.
The Civilisation of the Renaissance in ItalyJacob Burckhardt
Padua
- a city in NE Italy, in Veneto: important in Roman and Renaissance times; university (1222); botanical garden (1545). Pop: 204 870 (2001)Latin name: Patavium (pəˈteɪvɪəm) Italian name: Padova
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Word Origin and History for padua
Padua
Italian city, Italian Padova, from Latin Patavium, probably from Gaulish *padi "pine," in reference to the pine forests thereabouts. Related: Paduan.
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