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Vallombrosa

American  
[vahl-lawm-braw-zah] / ˌvɑl lɔmˈbrɔ zɑ /

noun

  1. a resort in central Italy, near Florence: famous abbey.


Vallombrosa British  
/ vallomˈbroːsa /

noun

  1. a village and resort in central Italy, in Tuscany region: 11th-century Benedictine monastery

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The man who was born Antoine de Vallombrosa had a wild life, and a short one.

From Slate

Although his education in Florence continued for another couple of years under the supervision of monks from the same order as those in Vallombrosa, he lived at home under the careful eye of his father.

From Literature

In the records at Vallombrosa Abbey, Galileo Galilei became officially listed as a defrocked priest.

From Literature

The Briton was dropped on the Vallombrosa, not due to any loss of form but instead a complete loss of descending ability in the wet.

From The Guardian

He jumped clear of a breakaway group on the day's longest and penultimate climb, the Vallombrosa, and soloed his way to win by 44 seconds.

From The Guardian