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

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Example Sentences

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Pisa

Sarah Hopkins describes the Wales Pisa results as "disappointing"

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In every round of Pisa there is a focus on one of the three main test subjects and this time it was science - the only area where results were up a little.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

In an extra test in this round of Pisa, Welsh teens also scored lower than their peers in other UK nations in computational problem solving.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Brychan said the Pisa results were not the only measure of performance and standards in schools, but that did not mean they should be "ignored", as "we take our performance in international studies incredibly seriously".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

One other noteworthy event occurred while Galileo was a medical student in Pisa, although the story has been considerably distorted and embellished down the centuries.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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