Pisa

[ pee-zuh; Italian pee-zah ]

/ ˈpi zə; Italian ˈpi zɑ /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Pisa

Pisan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Pisa

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How to use Pisa in a sentence

Ranalli was working with the Technical Commission for Restoration in Pisa, Italy, as a microbiology expert consulting on microorganisms that damage works of art.
Grime-loving bacteria could save priceless art|Erin Fennessy|September 20, 2021|Popular-Science
On Friday, he physically shooed away Nick Pisa, an Anglo-Italian reporter who writes for a variety of British publications.
Behind the Co-Ed Murder Scandal|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A year later he visited Italy, and made acquaintance with Berigard de Pisa.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
He studied at the university of Pisa, where his attention was turned to mineralogy and botany.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

But nothing, as it seems to me, and certainly not so modern a place as Viareggio, will keep you long from Pisa.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
It was on the sea that the future of Pisa lay, like the glory of the sun that in its splendour and pride passes away too soon.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
Only Pisa, glorying in the strength of the sea and the splendour of war, was Ghibelline, with Siena on her sunny hills.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for Pisa

Pisa

/ (ˈpiːzə, Italian ˈpiːsa) /

noun

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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