Sanmicheli

[ sahn-mee-ke-lee ]
/ ˌsɑn miˈkɛ li /

noun

Mi·che·le [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/,1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.

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Example sentences from the Web for sanmicheli

  • Sanmicheli, a military engineer, as well as a builder of palaces, came from Verona to work in Venice.

    A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for sanmicheli

Sanmicheli
/ (Italian sanmiˈkɛːli) /

noun

Michele (miˈkɛːle). ?1484–1559, Italian mannerist architect
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