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Ve⋅ro⋅ne⋅se
[ver-uh-ney-zee; It. ve-raw-ne-ze] 
–noun
Pa⋅o⋅lo
[pah-aw-law] , (Paolo Cagliari ), 1528–88, Venetian painter. |
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| Ve·ro·na
(və-rō'nə) Pronunciation Key
A city of northern Italy on the Adige River west of Venice. The original settlement on the site was conquered by Rome in 89 B.C. and later fell to barbarian invaders. Verona became an independent republic in A.D. 1107 and formed the powerful Veronese League in 1164. It became part of Italy in 1866. Population: 259,000. Ve'ro·nese' (věr'ə-nēz', -nēs') adj. & n. |
| Ve·ro·ne·se
(věr'ə-nā'sē, -zē, vě'rō-ně'zě) Pronunciation Key
Italian painter of the Venetian school. His large, richly colored, harmonious works include Rape of Europa (1576). |
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| veronese | |
noun | |
| Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588) |
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Veronese
Ver`o*nese"\, a. [It. Veronese.] Of or pertaining to Verona, in Italy. -- n. sing. & pl. A native of Verona; collectively, the people of Verona.
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