Siena
[see-en-uh; Italian sye-nah]
- a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
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Contemporary Examples
Church bells pealed from St. Catherine of Siena parish one block away.
I went to Siena, which was cast as Perugia, for a cameo role as a television journalist in the film.
In the scenic town of Siena, the resident mortal remains take an even more morbid turn.
Upon arriving back in Siena, her body parts re-materialized.
So thieves snuck into Rome and smuggled her head and thumb back to Siena.
Historical Examples
It was not so very far from Siena, which she had learnt at school.
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster
It is said that nothing is now talked of in Siena but your frivolity.
The Life of Cesare BorgiaRaphael Sabatini
I have been to Siena since I heard, but I dared not ask too many questions.
Olive in ItalyMoray Dalton
The danger of war soon drove them from upper Italy to Siena.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
With one he went to Siena to assist him in some fresco painting he had to do there.
Great Artists, Vol 1.Jennie Ellis Keysor
Siena
- a walled city in central Italy, in Tuscany: founded by the Etruscans; important artistic centre (13th–14th centuries); university (13th century). Pop: 52 625 (2001)
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