Milan
[mɪ'læn]
Definition
(noun.) the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages.
Checked by Bianca--From WordNet
Examples
- THOMAS ALVA EDISON was born at Milan Ohio, February 11, 1847. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I wanted to go to Milan too. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Tell me how did you come from Mestre to Milan? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There was still racing in Milan and the war could not be much worse. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We arrived at Milan, and stationed ourselves in the Vice-Roy's palace. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Lieb wrote from Milan, Italy, that he had in use on the Edison system there 360 meters ranging from 350 ampere-hours per month up to 30,000. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In the Milan cathedral it costs five francs to see it, and at St. Peter's, at Rome, it is almost impossible to see it at any price. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- From Italy came Professor Colombo, later a cabinet minister, with his friend Signor Buzzi, of Milan. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He became Emperor in succession to his father, Frederick III, in 1493, and married the duchy of Milan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In fancy we shall see Milan again, and her stately Cathedral with its marble wilderness of graceful spires. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Of course he fell in the canal and was nearly drowned; few boys in Milan worth their salt omitted that performance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The first permanent Edison station in Europe was that at Milan, Italy, for which the order was given as early as May, 1882, by an enterprising syndicate. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I dropped off the train in Milan as it slowed to come into the station early in the morning before it was light. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I had bought a ticket at Milan for Stresa. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They say that the Cathedral of Milan is second only to St. Peter's at Rome. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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