Ravennese
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The natives or inhabitants of Ravenna in Italy. plural, plural-only
"...the Ravennese had found a fresh field for their activity on the eastern side of the Adriatic."
Adjective
- 1 Ravennate; of Ravenna.
"Consider Raphael's Donna Velata, the Ravennese mosaic of Justinian and His Court, and Picasso's still-life The Pigeon."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Consider Raphael's Donna Velata, the Ravennese mosaic of Justinian and His Court, and Picasso's still-life The Pigeon."
Etymology
Either Ravenna + -ese or an anglicized form of Latin Ravennātēnsis.
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