Verona

Ve·ro·na  (v-rn)

A city of northern Italy on the Adige River west of Venice. The original settlement on the site was conquered by Rome in 89 b.c. and later fell to barbarian invaders. Verona became an independent republic in a.d. 1107 and formed the powerful Veronese League in 1164. It became part of Italy in 1866. Population: 261,000.

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Vero·nese (vr-nz, -ns) adj. & n.

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Verona [vəˈrəʊnə (Italian) veˈroːna]

n

(Placename) a city in N Italy, in Veneto on the Adige River: strategically situated at the junction of major routes between Italy and N Europe; became a Roman colony (89 bc); under Austrian rule (1797-1866); many Roman remains. Pop.: 255 268 (2000 est.)

Veronese  [ˌvɛrəˈniːz] adj & n

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Verona - a city in Veneto on the River Adige Venetia, Veneto, Venezia-Euganea - a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic