Pistoia

[ pee-staw-yah ]

/ piˈstɔ yɑ /

a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.

Example sentences from the Web for pistoia

Sienna, Arezzo, and Pistoia inclined more or less openly to the Ghibelline side.

The Two First Centuries of Florentine History |Pasquale Villari
Bertacca prepared for his defense, and not only that family, but the whole city of Pistoia, became divided.

History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy |Niccolo Machiavelli
Cino appears to have thrown up his party, and to have returned to Pistoia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 |Various
We may take as an instance the porch of the Cathedral at Pistoia.

The Bases of Design |Walter Crane

The year following, the people of Prato, in the Diocese of Pistoia, arose in arms against the tyrannical bishop.

The War Upon Religion |Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

Pistoia

/ (Italian pisˈtoːja) /

a city in N Italy, in N Tuscany: scene of the defeat and death of Catiline in 62 bc Pop: 84 274 (2001)