Siena
[ see-en-uh; Italian sye-nah ]
/ siˈɛn ə; Italian ˈsyɛ nɑ /
noun
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
QUIZZES
IT’S A WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ BONANZA!
This windfall of words will make you rich with knowledge. Mine your memory on the words from July 27 to August 2!
Question 1 of 7
What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTWords nearby Siena
Sieg heil, Sieglinde, Siegmeister, siemens, Siem Reap, Siena, Sienese, Sienkiewicz, sienna, Siepi, sierozem
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for Siena
British Dictionary definitions for Siena
Siena
/ (sɪˈɛnə, Italian 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)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012