Milano
/milˈano/
Milan, a major city in northern Italy
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Milan, the capital city of the Lombardy region in northern Italy, known for fashion, finance, and the Duomo cathedral.
“Ogni anno molti turisti visitano Milano per lo shopping.”
Every year many tourists visit Milan for shopping.
Word forms
- Gender
- feminine
- Usage
- Proper noun (city name); typically used without an article, e.g. 'vado a Milano' (I'm going to Milan). Traditionally treated as feminine because 'città' is feminine.
Also refers informally to the football clubs 'AC Milan' and 'Inter Milano', and to fashion/design contexts since Milan is Italy's fashion capital.