Pisa

American

[pee-zuh, pee-zah] / ˈpi zə, ˈpi zɑ /

noun

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

Pisa British

/ ˈpiːsa, ˈpiːzə /

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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Pisan

adjective

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Pisa

Some passengers have driven to Pisa to fly.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

I dutifully photographed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, for example, but what I remember most from that day is chatting with the African migrants selling selfie sticks in the surrounding streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

Inter Milan roared back from two goals down to hammer promoted Pisa 6-2 on Friday and move six points clear at the top of Serie A.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

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 ● Jan. 22, 2026

The man who reintroduced zero to the West was Leonardo of Pisa.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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