Ancona

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A breed of poultry.

    "In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43."

  2. 2
    An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures
  3. 3
    Alternative form of ancon alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province of Marche, Italy.
  2. 2
    A port city and comune, the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region of Marche, Italy.
  3. 3
    A small town in the Shire of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, named after Ancona, Italy.
  4. 4
    A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States, named after Ancona, Italy.

Synonyms

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altaraltarpiecechickencredencefrontalnook

Example

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"In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian ancona.

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