Padua

American

[paj-oo-uh] / ˈpædʒ u ə /

noun

a city in NE Italy.

Padua British

/ ˈpædʒʊə, ˈpædjʊə /

noun

Latin name: Patavium. Italian name: Padova. a city in NE Italy, in Veneto: important in Roman and Renaissance times; university (1222); botanical garden (1545). Pop: 204 870 (2001)

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Paduan adjective

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Picco had political science degrees from the University of Padua and the University of California, Santa Barbara, along with the universities of Prague and Amsterdam.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

While studying there, she spent a junior year in Padua.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

As it is the established routine with all BioRescue procedures, the embryo transfers are accompanied by an ethical assessment conducted by Padua University.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Further tests are underway at the University of Padua and the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 3, 2024

At the beginning of August, while Galileo was still in Venice, he heard that a Dutchman had arrived in Padua with one of the new instruments.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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