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mantova

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Man⋅tu⋅a

[man-choo-uh]
–noun
a city in E Lombardy, in N Italy: birthplace of Vergil. 65,390.
Italian, Man⋅to⋅va [mahn-taw-vah] .


Man⋅tu⋅an, adjective, noun
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mantua 
"loose gown worn by women 17c.-18c.," 1678, from Fr. manteau "cloak, mantle," from O.Fr. mantel (see mantle); form infl. in Eng. by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua-maker (1694) became the general early 19c. term for "dressmaker."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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