Florence
[ flawr-uh ns, flor- ]
/ ˈflɔr əns, ˈflɒr- /
noun
Italian Firenze.
a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.
a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.
a city in E South Carolina.
a town in N Kentucky.
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “flowery.”
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British Dictionary definitions for florence
Florence
/ (ˈflɒrəns) /
noun
a city in central Italy, on the River Arno in Tuscany: became an independent republic in the 14th century; under Austrian and other rule intermittently from 1737 to 1859; capital of Italy 1865–70. It was the major cultural and artistic centre of the Renaissance and is still one of the world's chief art centres. Pop: 356 118 (2001)
Ancient name: Florentia (flɒˈrɛntsɪə, -ˈrɛntɪə) Italian name: Firenze
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Florence was the center of the Italian
Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished.
Dante, Boccaccio,
Botticelli, Donatello,
Leonardo da Vinci,
Raphael, and
Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.
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It was dominated by the
Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
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Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.