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Mi⋅lan

[mi-lan, -lahn]
–noun
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral. 1,710,263.
Italian, Mi⋅la⋅no [mee-lah-naw] .
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Milan [(mi-lahn, mi-lan)]

Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.

Note: Milan is a center for fashion and design.
Note: Its landmarks include the opera house La Scala and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a famous fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.
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