Pistoia

[ pee-staw-yah ]

/ piˈstɔ yɑ /

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noun

a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.

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Words nearby Pistoia

pistachio green, pistareen, piste, pistil, pistillate, Pistoia, pistol, pistole, pistoleer, pistolero, pistol grip

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How to use Pistoia in a sentence

For this Siena was lopped like a lily on her hills, and Lucca pruned like her own olive trees, and Pistoia gathered in the plain.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
The year following, the people of Prato, in the Diocese of Pistoia, arose in arms against the tyrannical bishop.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
It was the Florentine traditional policy to keep Pisa by fortresses and Pistoia by factions.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
Garzia, who produced several fresco works at Pistoia, tolerably well executed.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

The third poet among the followers of the new school was Cino da Pistoia, of the family of the Sinibuldi.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Pistoia

Pistoia

/ (Italian pisˈtoːja) /

noun

a city in N Italy, in N Tuscany: scene of the defeat and death of Catiline in 62 bc Pop: 84 274 (2001)

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