ancona

[ahn-kaw-nah; Eng. ang-koh-nuh]

an·co·na

[ahn-kaw-nah; Eng. ang-koh-nuh]
noun, plural an·co·ne [-ne] , English an·co·nas. Italian.
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

Origin:
1870–75

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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An·co·na

[ahn-kaw-nah]
noun
1.
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. 107,922.
2.
one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.
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Ancona (Italian aŋˈkoːna)
 
n
a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 bc. Pop: 100 507 (2001)

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