Piacenza
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Pia·cen·za 
[pyah-chen-tsah] Pronunciation Key
[pyah-chen-tsah] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a city in N Italy, on the Po River. 109,302. |
Ancient, Placentia.
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| Pia·cen·za
(pyä-chěn'zə, -tsä) Pronunciation Key
A town of northern Italy on the Po River southeast of Milan. Founded by Romans as Placentia in 218 B.C., it was occupied by Goths, Franks, and Lombards and became a free city and part of the Lombard League in the 12th century. Population: 99,300. |
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