Pavia

American

[pah-vee-ah] / pɑˈvi ɑ /

noun

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

Pavia British

/ ˈpɑːvɪə /

noun

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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Pavia is at the heart of Italy's rice-making industry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

“Nobody else is writing like he does,” Pavia said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

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 ● Dec. 18, 2025

Pavia, who has the second-best odds to win the Heisman, behind Mendoza, is expected to declare for April’s NFL draft.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

If you had walked through the pleasant Tuscan countryside in the 1890’s, you might have come upon a somewhat long-haired teenage high school dropout on the road to Pavia.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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