Sforza
Americannoun
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Count Carlo 1873–1952, Italian statesman: anti-Fascist leader.
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Francesco 1401–66, Italian condottiere and duke of Milan 1450–66.
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his father Giacomuzzo or Muzio 1369–1424, Italian condottiere.
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Lodovico the Moor, 1451–1508, duke of Milan 1494–1500 (son of Francesco Sforza).
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Count Carlo (ˈkarlo). 1873–1952, Italian statesman; leader of the anti-Fascist opposition
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Francesco (franˈtʃesko). 1401–66, duke of Milan (1450–66)
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his father Giacomuzzo (dʒakoˈmuttso) or Muzio (ˈmuttsjo), original name Attendolo. 1369–1424, Italian condottiere and founder of the dynasty that ruled Milan (1450–1535)
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Lodovico (lodoˈviːko), called the Moor. 1451– 1508, duke of Milan (1494–1500), but effective ruler from 1480; patron of Leonardo da Vinci
Example Sentences
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At the nearby Sforza Castle, people gathered in a fan village to watch the Games on a large-screen monitor.
From Los Angeles Times
Buried beneath Milan’s rush to the modern from the Middle Ages — just beyond the Duomo Cathedral, which was begun in 1386, is the massive 15th Century Sforza Castle — lies a more recent history the city would just as soon forget.
From Los Angeles Times
“Hundreds of years later, one of his descendants—me, Francesco Sforza— found them. I had no interest in his grubby little quarrel. But when I found what was in the heart of the maze—the tree, and its vast power—then I understood what was possible. I found a way into the Archipelago, at the equinox. I followed the plans and found my way to the island. And when I reached it, I found that the Immortal—the great protector—was gone. Think, first, of my astonishment. Think, then, of my pleasure.”
From Literature
The thing that had once been Francesco Sforza turned its eyes on Christopher, and the look felt as though it charred his skin.
From Literature
But the shout came again, and Sforza stared over Christopher’s shoulder at an opening on the far side of the cavern.
From Literature
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