Parma

American  

[pahr-muh, pahr-mah] / ˈpɑr mə, ˈpɑr mɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.

2. a city in NE Ohio.

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Parma British  

noun

1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 until it became part of Italy in 1860; important food industry (esp Parmesan cheese). Pop: 163 457 (2001)

2. a city in NE Ohio, south of Cleveland. Pop: 83 861 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Parma caught them cold in the 80th minute as Troilo headed in, although the goal was initially disallowed for a foul by Lautaro Valenti on goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Leoni, 19, arrived from Parma for £26m in the summer, while the Reds completed deals for Noah Adekoya, also 19, Senegalese 18-year-old Mor Talla Ndiaye and Austria youth international Ifeanyi Ndukwe, 17, in January.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Former Napoli man Giacomo Raspadori scored on his full debut for Atalanta as the Bergamo club thumped Parma 4-0 to bounce back from a painful midweek defeat to Athletic Bilbao.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

A much-repeated story says that Titian once stopped in Parma, where some of the unhappy monks asked him whether the “puddle of frogs” should be removed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He smells like the Acqua di Parma factory exploded.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti