Sforza

American  

[sfawrt-suh, sfawr-tsah] / ˈsfɔrt sə, ˈsfɔr tsɑ /

noun

1. Count Carlo 1873–1952, Italian statesman: anti-Fascist leader.

2. Francesco 1401–66, Italian condottiere and duke of Milan 1450–66.

3. his father Giacomuzzo or Muzio 1369–1424, Italian condottiere.

4. Lodovico the Moor, 1451–1508, duke of Milan 1494–1500 (son of Francesco Sforza).

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Sforza British  

/ ˈsfɔrtsa /

noun

1. Count Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1873–1952, Italian statesman; leader of the anti-Fascist opposition

2. Francesco (franˈtʃesko). 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66)

3. his father Giacomuzzo (dʒakoˈmuttso) or Muzio (ˈmuttsjo), original name Attendolo. 1369–1424, Italian condottiere and founder of the dynasty that ruled Milan (1450–1535)

4. Lodovico (lodoˈviːko), called the Moor. 1451– 1508, duke of Milan (1494–1500), but effective ruler from 1480; patron of Leonardo da Vinci

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Example Sentences

Tourist attractions also bore the brunt of the bad weather, as the Sforza Castle was shut after some tiles were brought down and rain was heavy enough to penetrate the glass-vaulted Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan's famed shopping arcade.

From Reuters

One of the city's main attractions, the 15th-Century Sforza Castle, was closed to the public on Tuesday "due to damage caused by severe weather".

From BBC

By the 1940s, tarot was already a centuries-old practice — it is thought to have originated in Central Europe in the 1400s, and the oldest surviving cards hail from decks commissioned in the mid-15th century by Filippo Maria Visconti, the Duke of Milan, and his successor, Francesco Sforza, and feature detailed illustrations of nobility and gilded backgrounds.

From New York Times

He eventually rose as a singer and composer, and by the late 1480s had made his way to Italy, where he worked for the Sforza family, formed his mature style and was for a period a member of the papal choir.

From New York Times

“He’ll just randomly leave,” said Ms. Sforza, 32, who works full time for a nonprofit and is also taking graduate-level courses.

From New York Times