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Definition of Milan
1. Noun. The capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Lombardia, Lombardy
Member holonyms: Milanese
Definition of Milan
1. Proper noun. Province of Lombardy, Italy. ¹
2. Proper noun. City and capital of the province of Milan. ¹
3. Proper noun. (Slavonic male given name) of (etyl sla) origin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milan
Literary usage of Milan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Louis XII, who pretended to rights over Milan, entered into a compact with Venice
for the division of the duchy. Ludovico il Moro attempted to resist them, ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"This comparison is no attempt to make Milan seem a rival of Cobb, star player
though he ... Milan walked in, and motioned to throw to third. Cobb retreated. ..."
3. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"LA Palice was first recalled to Milan, and then ordered into the Romagna to
strike, if possible, a decisive blow. Part of his troops had been disbanded for ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... inspired wisdom of the councils of Aries and Milan were immediately banished
by the emperor, who affected to execute the decrees of the catholic church. ..."
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