Ravenna

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy.
  2. 2
    A coastal city, the present-day capital of the province of Ravenna.

    "Ravenna served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until the latter's collapse in 476; thereafter it was the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the last exarch was executed by the Lombards in 751."

  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Portage County, Ohio, United States, named after the Italian city.

Synonyms

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battle of ravenna

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"I suggest you to go absolutely on a trip to Ferrara and Ravenna."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ravenna, from Latin Ravenna.

Related phrases

Ravenna grasscounty seatemilia romagnaportage county

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