ancona

[ ahn-kaw-nah; English ang-koh-nuh ]

/ ɑnˈkɔ nɑ; English æŋˈkoʊ nə /

an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

Ancona

[ ahn-kaw-nah ]

/ ɑnˈkɔ nɑ /

a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.

The fliers, Ancona explained, are meant to educate people on what rights they legally have to use lethal force in self-defense.

The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand |Caitlin Dickson |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The moment that you have sufficient troops at Ancona you will take up the march.

The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
In the March of Ancona, the home of the Spirituals, the victorious party used a terrible violence.

Life of St. Francis of Assisi |Paul Sabatier
They predict that nothing will come of the Ancona case, nor of any other case.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II |Burton J. Hendrick

I had got my maid to come to me from Ancona with some dresses.

Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands |Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson
There is no reason for any trouble over the Ancona question.

Germany, The Next Republic? |Carl W. Ackerman

Ancona

/ (Italian aŋˈkoːna) /

a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc . Pop: 100 507 (2001)