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Milan

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Mi·lan  (m-ln, -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.
Mila·nese (ml-nz, -ns) adj. & n.
Milan [mɪˈlæn]
n
(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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Noun1.MilanMilan - the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
Milano
Lombardia, Lombardy - a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland
Milanese - a native or inhabitant of Milan
Translations
Milan [mɪˈlæn] N → Milán m
Milan [mɪˈlæn] n → Milan
Milan
n → Mailand nt
Milan [mɪˈlæn] n → Milano f
Milan [mɪˈlæn] n → Milano f


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