Mi·lan (m -l n , -län) A city of northern Italy northeast of Genoa. Probably of Celtic origin, it was taken by the Romans in 222 b.c. and has been an important commercial, financial, cultural, and industrial center since medieval times because of its strategic location. Population: 1,300,000. Mil  a·nese (ml -n z, -ns) adj. & n. |
Milan [mɪˈlæn]
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(Placename) a city in N Italy, in central Lombardy: Italy's second largest city and chief financial and industrial centre; a centre of the Renaissance under the Visconti and Sforza families. Pop.: 1 300 977 (2000 est.) Italian name Milano [miˈlaːno]
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