[vuh-roh-nuh; for 1 also It. ve-raw-nah] 
| 1. | a city in N Italy, on the Adige River. 271,451. |
| 2. | a town in NE New Jersey. 14,166. |
| Ve·ro·na (və-rō'nə) 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: 261,000. Ve'ro·nese' (věr'ə-nēz', -nēs') adj. & n. |
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