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Milan

American  
[mi-lan, -lahn] / mɪˈlæn, -ˈlɑn /

noun

  1. an industrial city in central Lombardy, in northern Italy.

Milan British  
/ mɪˈlæn /

noun

  1. Italian name: Milano.  Latin name: Mediolanum.  a city in N Italy, in central Lombardy: Italy's second largest city and chief financial and industrial centre; a centre of the Renaissance under the Visconti and Sforza families. Pop: 1 256 211 (2001)

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Milan Cultural  

  1. Capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy; since the Middle Ages, an international commercial, financial, and industrial center.

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Milan is a center for fashion and design.

Its landmarks include the opera house La Scala and the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses a famous fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.

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Behind a barricade and large banner saying "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free", activists with a megaphone yelled "Shame on you for what you do!" as Armani guests left the show.

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It is preparing to host the Paralympics and is currently staging Milan Fashion Week.

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Artisans in white coats greeted guests at the Tod's fashion show in Milan Friday, crafting the Made in Italy leather and needlework items for which the company -- and country -- is renowned.

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At Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, the Prada show opened with cozy knit sweaters and multi-coloured scarves, only for garments to be ripped open, exposed and distressed as the catwalk continued.

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If you’re a big spender at Starbucks, you might get a chance to travel to Tokyo, Milan, or Costa Rica to “explore and celebrate coffee culture globally”—with all expenses paid by the company.

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