[ver-uh-neez, -nees] 
adjective, noun, plural -nese.| 1. | of or pertaining to the city or town of Verona. |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of Verona. |
[ver-uh-ney-zee; It. ve-raw-ne-ze] Pa⋅o⋅lo [pah-aw-law] , (Paolo Cagliari ), 1528–88, Venetian painter. |
| 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. |
| Ve·ro·ne·se (věr'ə-nā'sē, -zē, vě'rō-ně'zě) Italian painter of the Venetian school. His large, richly colored, harmonious works include Rape of Europa (1576). |