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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Noun1.Leaning Tower of Pisa - a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicularLeaning Tower of Pisa - a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174
Pisa - a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower


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