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Cre·mo·na

(krə-mō′nə)
A city of northern Italy on the Po River east-southeast of Milan. Originally a Roman colony, it has been noted since the 17th century for its production of stringed instruments.
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Cremona

(Italian kreˈmoːna)
n
(Placename) a city in N Italy, in Lombardy on the River Po: noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th–18th centuries. Pop: 70 887 (2001)
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Cre•mo•na

(krɪˈmoʊ nə)

n.
a city in N Italy, on the Po River. 82,411.
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Noun 1. [画像:Cremona - a city in Lombardy on the Po River]Cremona - a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
Lombardia, Lombardy - a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland
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But though the love to these several objects may possibly be one and the same in all cases, its operations however must be allowed to be different; for, how much soever we may be in love with an excellent surloin of beef, or bottle of Burgundy; with a damask rose, or Cremona fiddle; yet do we never smile, nor ogle, nor dress, nor flatter, nor endeavour by any other arts or tricks to gain the affection of the said beef, &c.
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She was said to have a weak chest, and like Antonia in the "Cremona Violin," she would die one day while singing.
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My companion was in the best of spirits, and prattled away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati.
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Cremona Musica and Yamaha Music Europe-Branch Italy, are holding the first Disklavier Composers Contest.
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Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria was born in Cremona, Italy, in 1502, probably on December 8.
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1909: Mary Pickford made her screen debut at the age of 16, in The Violin Maker Of Cremona. 1929: The Papal State, extinct since 1870, was revived as the State of Vatican City in Rome, as a result of the Lateran Treaty.
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Jon Callard's side bossed the first half in Cremona, scoring early through Max Clark, before relinquishing the lead on the stroke of half-time and never getting it back.
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West Moor Community Centre hosted the Cremona Shield tournament, which saw nine-a-side teams from Amberley, Bailey Green, Grasmere Academy and West Moor primary schools compete.
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