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Bologna

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//bəˈlɒnjə//
  • United Kingdom//bəˈləʊnjə//
  • United States//bəˈloʊnjə//

A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

  2. 2

    The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.

  3. 3

    A habitational surname from Italian.

Etymology

From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic. Doublet of Boleyn and Boulogne.

Forms

plural
Bolognas
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