Siena

American

[see-en-uh, sye-nah] / siˈɛn ə, ˈsjɛ nɑ /

noun

a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, south of Florence: known for its cathedral.

Siena British

/ sɪˈɛnə, ˈsjɛːna /

noun

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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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is launching all-share bids for Italian peers Banco BPM and Banca Generali valued at 34.02 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

New research from evolutionary biologists at Syracuse University, University of Siena, Italy, and University of Szeged, Hungary, points to a more complex picture.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

Intesa Sanpaolo launched a $35 billion takeover offer for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which is also considering a rival proposal to combine with Banco BPM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

In Siena, which is featured in one of the episodes in the news series, Tucci explores the Tuscan city's historic contradas - districts which maintain strong local identities.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

After this, Lucca and Siena would have immediately surrendered, partly to spite the Florentines and partly out of fear, and the Florentines would have had no means of preventing it.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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