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Varese

1 American  
[vah-re-ze, vuh-rey-zee, -see] / vɑˈrɛ zɛ, vəˈreɪ zi, -si /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.

Varèse 2 American  
[vuh-reyz, -rez, va-rez] / vəˈreɪz, -ˈrɛz, vaˈrɛz /

noun

  1. Edgard 1885–1965, U.S. composer, born in France.

Varese 1 British  
/ vaˈreːse /

noun

  1. a historic city in N Italy, in Lombardy near Lake Varese: manufacturing centre, esp for leather goods. Pop: 80 511 (2001)

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Varèse 2 British  
/ væˈrɛz /

noun

  1. Edgar ( d ) (ɛdɡar). 1883–1965, US composer, born in France. His works, which combine extreme dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques, include Ionisation (1931) and Poème électronique (1958)

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Example Sentences

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Alessandro Varese, who owns the well-known Blue Lagoon chip shop on Gordon Street and neighbouring Sexy Coffee, said both had been "completely destroyed".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The show, which is deftly curated by Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite, brings together an array of personal possessions, alongside annotated manuscripts, field notes, family photographs, school reports, sketches and correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

He lives in Varese, Italy, north of Milan.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

More than 200 firefighters responded to emergencies in the regional capital of Milan, Varese, near the Malpensa airport, Lecco, near Lake Como, Sondrio, located in the Alps, and Bergamo.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

He came to this country when he was twelve, from the town of Gallarate, province of Varese, in northern Italy.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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