Vercelli

[ ver-chel-ee, ver-; Italian ver-chel-lee ]

/ vɛrˈtʃɛl i, vər-; Italian vɛrˈtʃɛl li /

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noun

a city in NW Italy, W of Milan.

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Words nearby Vercelli

verbosity, verboten, verb phrase, verb. sap., verbum sap, Vercelli, Vercelli Book, Vercingetorix, Verdandi, verdant, verd antique

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How to use Vercelli in a sentence

Radetzky was in doubt whether the Italians had fallen back on Novara or Vercelli.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Giovenone was a native of Vercelli, in which city several fine pictures by him are preserved.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
If they wish to understand this painter they must seek him at Varallo, at Saronno, and at Vercelli.
New Italian sketches|John Addington Symonds
When he reached Vercelli, he felt as if he were a thousand miles from Turin, and once more awoke to a sense of reality.
The Patriot|Antonio Fogazzaro

Here they tell me there are none nearer than Vercelli and Novarra, which is carrying me almost to Milan.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for Vercelli

Vercelli

/ (Italian verˈtʃɛlli) /

noun

a city in NW Italy, in Piedmont: an ancient Ligurian and later Roman city; has an outstanding library of manuscripts (notably the Codex Vercellensis, dating from the 10th century). Pop: 45 132 (2001)

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