Milan
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Mi·lan
(mĭ-lăn′, -län′) A city of northern Italy northeast of Genoa. Probably of Celtic origin, it was taken by the Romans in 222 bc and has been an important commercial, financial, cultural, and industrial center since medieval times because of its strategic location.
Mil′a·nese′ (mĭl′ə-nēz′, -nēs′) adj. & n.
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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: 1 256 211 (2001). Italian name: Milano Latin name: Mediolanum
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Mi•lan
(mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn)n.
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy. 1,478,505. Italian, Mi•la•no (miˈlɑ nɔ)
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Noun 1. [画像:Milan - the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy]Milan - the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
Milanese - a native or inhabitant of Milan
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n → Mailand nt
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