Pisa

American  

[pee-zuh, pee-zah] / ˈpi zə, ˈpi zɑ /

noun

1. a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.

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Pisa British  

/ ˈpiːsa, ˈpiːzə /

noun

1. a city in Tuscany, NW Italy, near the mouth of the River Arno: flourishing maritime republic (11th–12th centuries), contains a university (1343), a cathedral (1063), and the Leaning Tower (begun in 1174 and about 5 m (17 ft) from perpendicular); tourism. Pop: 89 694 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• Pisan adjective

Example Sentences

Pisa are bottom of the division, having collected just four points from their last 10 matches.

From Barron's

Napoli could well begin Sunday's match nine points behind Inter who will look to shake off their sobering 3-1 defeat against Premier League leaders Arsenal with the simpler task of taking on Pisa.

From Barron's

Newly-promoted Pisa, who have won only once in 19 matches, remain bottom of the table with 12 points the same as Fiorentina and Verona.

From Barron's

A study coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and published in Science Translational Medicine found that maintaining vagal nerve connections to the heart on both sides helps slow the aging process.

From Science Daily

Pisa have just one win all season on their return to the top flight after a 34-year absence but twice hit the woodwork before Juventus took the lead.

From Barron's