Pavia

American  

[pah-vee-ah] / pɑˈvi ɑ /

noun

1. a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.

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Pavia British  

/ ˈpɑːvɪə /

noun

1. Latin name: Ticinum.  a town in N Italy, in Lombardy: noted for its Roman and medieval remains, including the tomb of St Augustine. Pop: 71 214 (2001)

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Example Sentences

"With population growth and improvements in medicine, the number of people diagnosed with spinal cord injury is increasing and the average age at the time of injury is rising," said study author Chiara Pavese, MD, PhD, of the University of Pavia in Pavia, Italy.

From Science Daily

"Detailed study of the rocks at the K2 site indicates that a small lake once existed here, which was periodically fed by flash floods carrying animal carcasses. As the flow of the rivers slowed rapidly upon entering the lake, the transported bodies accumulated in the deltaic environment along the shore, producing this exceptionally high bone concentration," said Soma Budai, researcher at the University of Pavia and co-author of the publication.

From Science Daily

Due to the recent ruling in the Diego Pavia case, the season that Woods spent playing junior college does not count against his five years of eligibility.

From Los Angeles Times

But Pavia apparently felt otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times

Mendoza received 643 first-place votes and 2,362 overall points to Pavia’s 189 first-place votes and 1,435 points.

From Los Angeles Times