Modena

[ mohd-n-uh; Italian maw-de-nah ]

/ ˈmoʊd n ə; Italian ˈmɔ dɛ nɑ /

a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.

Example sentences from the Web for modena

His upcoming exhibitions include shows in Modena, Italy, Salzburg, and Brussels.

SJP Tries Reality TV |Ross Bleckner |June 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Francis of Modena executed a rapid flight, and the Duke of Parma presently followed him.

The Liberation of Italy |Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
It should have been left to the imagination to discover the Prince of Modena and his minister.

Balzac |Frederick Lawton
The sovereigns of Ferrara and Modena were of this family, several of them being famous as patrons of letters.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

He also-458- administered for them the government of Reggio and Modena, their two chief subject cities.

Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature |John Addington Symonds
The Duke of Modena was in the palace, and the situation was full of danger.

Love affairs of the Courts of Europe |Thornton Hall

Modena

/ (Italian ˈmɔːdena) /

a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: ruled by the Este family (18th–19th century); university (1678). Pop: 175 502 (2001) Ancient name: Mutina

(sometimes not capital) a popular variety of domestic fancy pigeon originating in Modena