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Bologna

Bologna

49 3.7
A city in northern Italy known for its historic center and old university
  • proper noun
  • /bəˈloʊnjə/
translation icon : Bolonia
  • When I visited Italy, I spent a delightful week exploring the historic streets of Bologna.
  • Bologna Process
  • University of Bologna
  • Bologna, Italy

Now the French general holds court at the Palazzo SE Bologna, issuing decrees on behalf of the directory in Paris, while his troops enjoy several days rest.

Examples

  • AP: Almost two years ago, I went to Europe for the first time for the Bologna Book Fair in Italy.

    Academic text (2015)

  • I use sunflower oil that is created in Bologna in Italy.

  • So I spent time in Rome, Bologna, Sardinia, Milan.

  • The sounds of the languages, the sounds of Italian. An introduction to phonetics. Bologna, Italy: Il Mulino.

    Academic text (2012)

  • He studied a bit in Mont Pierre, and then he went to Bologna for six years, where he studied civil law.

  • The University of Bologna, founded in 1088, is considered the oldest university in the world.

  • Bologna is famous for its rich culinary traditions, including pasta dishes like tagliatelle al ragù.

Compounds

Bologna sausage
  • US
2.6

A large smooth smoked sausage often sliced and eaten cold

dancing bologna
  • Informal
9.9

A funny picture or idea of a piece of bologna moving like a person in cartoons

Surface Forms

Bologna main

Etymology

Bologna comes from the city's old Roman name Bononia, a name linked to an old Celtic tribe called the Boii who lived in the area long ago. So the name Bologna still 'remembers' those early people and the long history of the city.