Pavia

[ pah-vee-ah ]

/ pɑˈvi ɑ /

a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.

Example sentences from the Web for pavia

What would the heroes of Roncevalles and Pavia have said to those events?

A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres |George Thomas Love
A Lombard by birth, he had attained eminence in his youth as a law student at Pavia.

The Siege of Norwich Castle |Matilda Maria Blake
The Italian princes were too weak to resist the conqueror of Pavia.

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon |J.A. Froude
The book was first printed at Pavia in 1478, in a small folio without figures.

The Evolution of Modern Medicine |William Osler

Pavia

/ (ˈpɑːvɪə) /

a town in N Italy, in Lombardy: noted for its Roman and medieval remains, including the tomb of St Augustine. Pop: 71 214 (2001) Latin name: Ticinum