bologna
[ buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh ]
/ bəˈloʊ ni, -nə, -ˈloʊn yə /
noun
a large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked.
Also called
bologna sausage.
Origin of bologna
1555–65; after
Bologna, Italy
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Definition for bologna (2 of 2)
Bologna
[ buh-lohn-yuh; Italian baw-law-nyah ]
/ bəˈloʊn yə; Italian bɔˈlɔ nyɑ /
noun
Gio·van·ni da
[jee-uh-vah-nee duh; Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni də; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/, Jean de BoulogneGiambologna,c1525–1608,
Italian sculptor, born in France.
a city in N Italy.
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British Dictionary definitions for bologna (1 of 2)
Bologna
1
/ (bəˈləʊnjə, Italian boˈloɲɲa) /
noun
a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the Middle Ages; university (1088). Pop: 371 217 (2001)
Ancient name: Bononia (bəˈnəʊnɪə)