Sesto San Giovanni

[ ses-toh san joh-vah-nee; Italian se-staw sahn jaw-vahn-nee ]

/ ˈsɛs toʊ ˌsæn dʒoʊˈvɑ ni; Italian ˈsɛ stɔ ˌsɑn dʒɔˈvɑn ni /

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noun

a city in Lombardy, N Italy: a suburb of Milan.

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